Visa Inc. $V Stake Increased by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Key Points

• Ashton Thomas Private Wealth increased its Visa stake by 5.3% in the third quarter, adding 3,035 shares to hold 60,308 shares valued at about $21.67 million. Institutional investors collectively own 82.15% of Visa.
• Visa reported quarterly earnings of $3.48 per share, topping estimates of $3.44, while revenue rose 13.2% year over year to $12.14 billion. The company raised its quarterly dividend from $0.67 to $0.78 per share.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with a consensus Buy rating and an average price target of $440.82. Recent insider sales included the CEO’s sale of 5,875 shares under a pre-arranged trading plan.

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 60,308 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after buying an additional 3,035 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC's holdings in Visa were worth $21,670,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Asset One Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Visa by 12.7% during the third quarter. Asset One Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,390 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $6,967,000 after acquiring an additional 2,189 shares during the last quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,668 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $3,474,000 after buying an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Visa by 1.2% in the third quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 669,367 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $240,524,000 after buying an additional 7,900 shares in the last quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of Visa by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. now owns 2,867 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,030,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alta Advisers Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 77.9% in the third quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd now owns 11,798 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $4,239,000 after acquiring an additional 5,166 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Visa Price Performance

V opened at $422.76 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $385.86 and a 200 day moving average of $344.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.97. Visa Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $442.23. The firm has a market cap of $754.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.29, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.80.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $12.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.09 billion. Visa had a net margin of 51.20% and a return on equity of 70.50%. The firm's revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.98 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 15.02 EPS for the current year.

Visa Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Visa's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 10th. Visa's dividend payout ratio is presently 21.74%.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results, with adjusted earnings up 17% year over year, and raised its dividend by 16%. Truist also raised its price target to $470 and maintained a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence in further upside. Visa earnings and dividend report Truist price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building six technology hubs in Singapore focused on AI, cybersecurity, and next-generation payments. The investment could strengthen its capabilities and support future commerce growth. Singapore technology hubs
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa launched an AI-shopping benchmark, highlighting potential opportunities in agentic commerce while noting that many test runs failed—evidence the technology is still developing. AI shopping benchmark announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have flagged rising client incentives and Visa’s premium valuation as risks that could constrain the case for buying the stock despite strong results. Zacks analysis of incentives and valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Gnosis Pay, a crypto-card provider that uses Visa, disclosed exposure of customers’ payment and personal data. The report says customer funds were safe; the incident was at Gnosis Pay’s legacy system, not Visa’s own platform, though it may raise broader questions about payment security. Gnosis Pay breach report

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

V has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho set a $440.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $450.00 target price (up from $420.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. BMO Capital Markets set a $438.00 price target on Visa and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Visa from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Clear Str upgraded shares of Visa to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $440.82.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $416.22, for a total transaction of $2,445,292.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,315,722.28. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 1,867 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.34, for a total transaction of $687,690.78. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,778,929.36. This represents a 9.21% 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 27,395 shares of company stock valued at $10,406,050 in the last ninety days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc operates a global payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. Its network supports the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments, including transactions made in person and online.

The company's services include payment processing, fraud prevention, identity and risk management, and money-transfer solutions such as Visa Direct. Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards are issued by participating financial institutions; Visa generally provides the network and related services rather than issuing cards or extending credit directly to consumers.

Visa traces its roots to BankAmericard, a bank card program launched in California in 1958.

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