Tudor Financial Inc. Sells 9,278 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Key Points

• Tudor Financial cut its Visa stake by 69.8% in the second quarter, selling 9,278 shares and retaining 4,021 shares valued at approximately $1.38 million. Institutional investors still own 82.15% of Visa’s outstanding stock.
• Visa reported quarterly revenue of $11.63 billion and EPS of $3.32, exceeding analyst expectations, while revenue increased 14.4% year over year. The company also paid a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share, representing a 0.7% yield.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with the stock carrying a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $416.62. Recent insider sales—including transactions by the CEO and general counsel—were conducted under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans.

Tudor Financial Inc. lessened its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 69.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,021 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 9,278 shares during the period. Tudor Financial Inc.'s holdings in Visa were worth $1,380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in V. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Visa by 58.1% during the 1st quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 4,201 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $1,270,000 after buying an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Vega Investment Solutions bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the second quarter valued at about $829,000. Beacon Financial Group increased its position in Visa by 83.9% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 22,501 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $6,801,000 after purchasing an additional 10,267 shares during the period. Pincus Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the 4th quarter valued at $4,278,000. Finally, Explore Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Visa during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $8,066,000. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.65, for a total value of $2,230,443.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,760,809.10. This trade represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total value of $773,377.80. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,018,365.40. This represents a 9.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 104,537 shares of company stock worth $37,540,837 over the last ninety days. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V opened at $379.17 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $385.57. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $362.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $332.97. The company has a market capitalization of $676.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.76.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The firm had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.98 EPS. The business's revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 11th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on V shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Visa from $387.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 target price on Visa and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $420.00 price target (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $430.00 target price (up from $394.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $432.00 target price (up from $412.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $416.62.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an enhanced A2A Protect platform featuring real-time risk insights and a unified fraud score incorporating Featurespace technology. The product is designed to help banks stop account-to-account fraud before funds leave customer accounts, potentially expanding Visa’s fraud-prevention and software revenue. Visa launches enhanced A2A Protect
• Positive Sentiment: Visa integrated with Handwave to allow cards to be linked to palm biometrics for payments. The technology could improve checkout convenience and security while supporting growth in tokenized and biometric transactions. Handwave Visa palm biometrics integration
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s network is being used in additional stablecoin applications, including Advasa’s upgraded Visa card with USDC payment support. Broader stablecoin acceptance could create longer-term transaction opportunities, complementing Visa’s recent 14.4% revenue growth and quarterly earnings beat. Advasa expands Visa card to support USDC
• Neutral Sentiment: Twenty-one financial institutions are reportedly advancing a jointly backed stablecoin venture, signaling that competition is shifting toward payment infrastructure and distribution. The development validates the stablecoin market but could increase competition with Visa’s role as the payments industry develops. Stablecoins this week
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares for approximately $2.23 million, and General Counsel Julie Rottenberg previously sold about $773,000. Both transactions were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, limiting their value as signals of deteriorating business expectations, though the sales may weigh on sentiment. Visa insider selling
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Robinhood memecoin purchases made with credit cards may be coded as digital-media transactions could draw scrutiny over rewards eligibility and transaction classification. Any resulting disputes or policy changes could create friction for Visa and card issuers in crypto-related payments. Robinhood memecoin credit-card coding

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic funds transfers and digital commerce by connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. The firm operates one of the world's largest payment networks, providing processing, authorization, clearing and settlement services for credit, debit and prepaid card transactions. Visa's network-based model enables partner banks and other issuers to offer branded payment products while Visa focuses on the infrastructure, standards and technologies that move money securely and efficiently around the world.

Visa's product and service portfolio includes card-based payment products for consumers and businesses, real-time push-payment capabilities, tokenization and authentication services, fraud and risk-management tools, data analytics and APIs for fintech and merchant integration.

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