Visa (NYSE:V) Trading Down 1.5% – Should You Sell?

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)’s stock price traded down 1.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $324.00 and last traded at $324.2250. 9,363,781 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 11% from the average session volume of 8,440,361 shares. The stock had previously closed at $329.24.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised multiple near- and medium-term EPS forecasts for Visa (upgrades to Q2‑2026, FY2026–FY2028 and beyond), supporting a constructive earnings trajectory that can underpin valuation. Here’s Why Visa (V) is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Visa announced upcoming investor-conference appearances (Morgan Stanley TMT and Wolfe Research FinTech), giving management chances to outline growth drivers (product roadmap, cross-border volumes, commercial solutions) and potentially reassure investors. Visa to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
• Neutral Sentiment: Crypto/NFT project Pudgy Penguins teased a debit card using Visa rails; while this highlights Visa’s continued role as a payments backbone and potential incremental volume, the commercial and revenue impact to Visa is unclear and likely immaterial near term. Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) Lifts After Visa Debit Card Reveal: What You Should Know
• Negative Sentiment: Europe is moving to reduce reliance on Visa and Mastercard (policy and market measures to encourage alternatives and lower fees). That raises medium-term regulatory and pricing risk for Visa’s European interchange and network economics, and is the clearest near-term downside catalyst in today’s tape. Europe Moves to Cut Reliance on Visa and Mastercard

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on V. Citigroup raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Daiwa America raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Visa has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $392.21.

Visa Trading Down 1.5%

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $338.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $340.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market cap of $588.52 billion, a PE ratio of 30.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.79.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. Visa had a net margin of 50.23% and a return on equity of 61.74%. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.75 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s payout ratio is 25.14%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total transaction of $707,919.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 26,413 shares in the company, valued at $8,608,789.09. The trade was a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Clayton Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 446.2% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC raised its position in Visa by 200.0% in the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Visa in the second quarter valued at $29,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.