Pacer Advisors Inc. Purchases 16,169 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 11.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 155,789 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,169 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Visa were worth $54,637,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Visa by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 68.9% during the 4th 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. grew its position in shares of Visa by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,834,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY grew its position in shares of Visa by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in shares of Visa by 13.8% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,521,000 after buying an additional 2,230 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,161,284.36. The trade was a 67.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total transaction of $3,455,653.59. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,524.32. This represents a 51.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $327.67 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $587.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The business’s 50-day moving average is $321.23 and its 200-day moving average is $324.24. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $359.66.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a return on equity of 65.00% and a net margin of 51.68%.The business had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program 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 repurchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.34%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on V. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $415.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Truist Financial set a $371.00 price target on shares of Visa and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $389.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $387.78.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa is being seen as a wide-moat, stable portfolio stock for 2H 2026, reinforcing investor confidence in its durable business model and earnings stability. Buy 5 Non-Tech Wide Moat Stocks for a Stable Portfolio in 2H 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Visa was upgraded to Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) on improving earnings optimism, a bullish signal that can attract momentum and fundamental investors. Visa (V) Upgraded to Buy: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s collaboration with Alchemy on AgentCard and Visa Intelligent Commerce expands its role in AI agent payments, potentially creating a new transaction channel over time. Alchemy Teams With Visa on AI Agent Payment Stack
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Visa and Mastercard want to embrace stablecoins rather than fight them suggest the company is adapting to new payment rails instead of being disrupted by them. Visa and Mastercard Reportedly Want to Run Stablecoins, Not Fight Them. Here’s What It Means for Investors.
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa executives discussed stablecoins and cross-border payments at Money20/20, underscoring strategic priorities but offering no immediate financial update. Money 2020 EU Visa’s Tim Moncrieff on Stablecoins + Cross-Border Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional coverage about AI agents using Visa-backed tokens and payment credentials supports the innovation narrative, but these developments are still early-stage and not yet material to near-term results. Visa and Mastercard Put Tokens in Charge of AI Commerce

About Visa

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.