Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by FSM Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• FSM Wealth Advisors cut its Visa stake by 36.5% in Q4, selling 3,944 shares and leaving it with 6,867 shares worth $2.41 million; several other institutions raised positions and institutional ownership stands at 82.15%.
• Visa beat expectations for the quarter with EPS of $3.17 versus $3.14 and revenue of $10.90 billion versus $10.69 billion, a 14.6% year‑over‑year revenue increase.
• Strategic moves and analyst outlook: Visa launched a validator node on Stripe’s Tempo blockchain and partnered with Neat on AI‑powered card services, while analysts maintain an average "Buy" rating with a $388.88 target price.

FSM Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 36.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,867 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 3,944 shares during the period. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $2,408,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in V. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 50.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $6,522,000 after acquiring an additional 6,883 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Visa by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $3,733,000 after buying an additional 4,817 shares during the period. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its position in Visa by 4.6% in the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $3,834,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the period. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY increased its position in Visa by 16.9% in the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in Visa by 13.8% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $6,521,000 after buying an additional 2,230 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of V stock opened at $311.35 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $312.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $329.78. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $375.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $565.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The business had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.75 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Visa's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.14%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company's stock, valued at $829,471.98. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

V has been the topic of several analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $385.00 target price on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler set a $160.00 target price on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Bank of America initiated coverage on Visa in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $410.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial set a $372.00 target price on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Visa has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $388.88.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched and is operating an in‑house validator node on Stripe’s Tempo blockchain, positioning the company as an “anchor validator” to help enable real‑time stablecoin settlement and on‑chain payment rails — a move that could reduce processing frictions, deepen Visa’s role in settlement infrastructure and create new fee and product opportunities over time. Visa deepens blockchain push with Tempo validator node launch
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with Neat to embed AI‑powered insurance and medical assistance into cards across Europe — a product enhancement aimed at increasing cardholder engagement, adding value to issuing partners, and potentially boosting transaction volume and service revenue. Neat and Visa Partner to Modernize Card Insurance and Assistance in Europe
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is again a Platinum cosponsor for SBA’s National Small Business Week — a PR/partnership win that supports brand and SMB relationships but is unlikely to materially move near‑term revenue. SBA Announces Visa as Platinum Cosponsor for National Small Business Week 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target for Visa from $450 to $400 while retaining a buy rating — a reduction that narrows implied upside and may signal slightly more conservative near‑term growth assumptions from a major analyst. Benzinga

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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