Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Acquires 3,673 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 16.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,014 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after buying an additional 3,673 shares during the quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $8,925,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in V. Concorde Asset Management LLC raised its position in Visa by 4.0% in the second quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC now owns 728 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $250,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. G&S Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Visa by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 761 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $261,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,189 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,094,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Riverview Capital Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Riverview Capital Advisers LLC now owns 10,805 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $3,707,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC now owns 695 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on V. Erste Group Bank upgraded Visa from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Truist Financial set a $406.00 target price on shares of Visa and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $420.00 price target (up from $410.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $416.62.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported that more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs are now active on its network, with related payment volume approaching a $20 billion annualized run rate and rising sharply year over year. The growth supports Visa’s position as a bridge between traditional payments and digital assets. Visa Grows Stablecoin Card Network
• Positive Sentiment: The company is combining VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending infrastructure to help stablecoin-focused fintechs secure working capital. This could create new financing-related opportunities while making Visa’s network more useful to digital-asset issuers. Visa Is Turning Stablecoin Growth Into a Financing Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank Group, on a risk-sharing initiative designed to expand digital-payment access in emerging markets. Greater adoption could support long-term transaction growth and financial inclusion. Visa and World Bank Group Initiative
• Positive Sentiment: A partnership with PhonePe adds cardless and potentially cross-border payment tools for Indian consumers and merchants, expanding Visa’s reach in a large, growing digital-payments market. PhonePe and Visa Cardless Payment Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa’s research found that 72% of consumers have used AI assistants, but only 23% of U.S. consumers trust generative AI to make payments. Visa ranked as the most trusted payments brand, suggesting long-term opportunity but limited near-term adoption. Visa Research on Agentic Commerce
• Negative Sentiment: Visa’s CEO said AI shopping is gaining traction, but autonomous payments have not yet arrived. That cautious outlook may temper expectations for immediate growth from agentic commerce, particularly while the stock trades at a premium earnings multiple.

Visa Stock Performance

Visa stock opened at $367.92 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $385.57. The company has a market cap of $656.53 billion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.76. The company's 50-day moving average is $365.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $334.48.

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

Visa Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was 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 directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $7,018,365.40. This represents a 9.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total transaction of $7,135,042.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,953.50. The trade was a 58.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 104,537 shares of company stock worth $37,540,837. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Visa Profile

Visa Inc is a global payments technology company that operates one of the world's largest electronic payment networks. The company connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments, enabling transactions through credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment products. Visa generally does not issue cards, extend credit or set consumer interest rates; instead, it provides the network, technology and services that support payments.

Visa's products and services include Visa-branded cards, digital payment solutions, tokenization, fraud prevention, risk management, data analytics and payment acceptance tools.

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