Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT

Key Points

• Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT cut its stake in Visa by 29.6%, selling 5,321 shares and leaving 12,644 shares valued at about $4.44 million (roughly 1.0% of its portfolio).
• Visa beat Q1 expectations with EPS $3.31 vs. $3.10 and revenue of $11.23 billion (up 17.1% YoY), reporting a 51.7% net margin and strong ROE, while analysts maintain a consensus Buy and an average target of $387.25.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share (payable June 1, ex-dividend May 12) and authorized a $20 billion share buyback (~3.6% of shares), even as insiders including the CEO sold shares under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT lowered its stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 29.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,644 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 5,321 shares during the quarter. Visa accounts for about 1.0% of Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT's portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT's holdings in Visa were worth $4,435,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Clayton Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Visa by 446.2% in the 4th quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. PayPay Securities Corp grew its stake in Visa by 102.7% in the 4th quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Visa by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Dorato Capital Management acquired a new stake in Visa in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Visa in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa announced a global, multi‑year partnership with Electronic Arts to build in‑game experiences and rewards with EA SPORTS — a move that extends Visa’s payments footprint into gaming and consumer engagement, potentially opening new transaction volume and marketing channels. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is expanding its Agentic Ready AI‑commerce program across APAC and LATAM and added five blockchains to its stablecoin settlement pilot, broadening agent‑initiated commerce and multi‑chain settlement capabilities — strategic moves into next‑gen payment rails and AI‑driven transactions. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched Visa Destinations in Asia Pacific (Thailand first, Singapore to follow), expanding experience‑led travel offers that can drive cross‑border and premium spend by cardholders. This supports higher TPV potential in resilient travel markets. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyses and features (e.g., WSJ) note Visa’s consistent adaptation — turning AI and stablecoins from threats into opportunities — which reinforces confidence in Visa’s durable business model and margin profile. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer coverage lists Visa business cards among top offers — helpful for brand/consumer visibility but not a material near‑term earnings driver. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reporting on payment networks’ preparations for agentic commerce explains the technical progress but doesn’t change near‑term financials; it supports the strategic narrative around Visa’s AI efforts. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons to peers (e.g., WEX vs. V) and weekly market wrap pieces place Visa in context for value investors but offer mixed buy/sell signals depending on valuation views. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Stablecoin startup Rain — which previously worked with Visa — is now partnering with Mastercard to issue cards for institutional customers, signaling competitive moves in the stablecoin‑card space that could pressure some prospective Visa relationships. Read More.

Visa Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of V opened at $326.46 on Tuesday. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm's fifty day moving average is $310.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $327.15. The stock has a market cap of $592.57 billion, a PE ratio of 28.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.78.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The company had revenue of $11.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.76 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 12.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. Visa's payout ratio is 23.34%.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to buyback $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the credit-card processor to buy up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Visa from $450.00 to $400.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $415.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Macquarie Infrastructure reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $410.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Evercore set a $350.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $387.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total transaction of $10,699,103.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. The trade was a 67.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

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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