Marble Wealth LLC Purchases Shares of 10,064 Visa Inc. $V

Marble Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 10,064 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock, valued at approximately $3,529,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Invariant Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter worth about $969,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Visa by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $56,455,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,054,343 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Visa by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 527,530 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $180,088,000 after purchasing an additional 23,863 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Visa by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,884,879 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $984,840,000 after purchasing an additional 60,198 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Visa by 30.1% during the 4th quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 28,922 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $10,143,000 after purchasing an additional 6,688 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on V shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 target price for the company. Finally, Evercore set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Visa presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $389.33.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded its Commercial Solutions Hub by adding Visa Accounts Receivable Manager, a move that could boost adoption of virtual cards, speed up B2B payment cycles, and improve reconciliation for issuers and suppliers across 69 geographies at no added cost. Visa’s Expanded AI-Powered Receivables Hub Might Change The Case For Investing In Visa (V)
• Positive Sentiment: Another report on the same expansion framed it as a broader B2B automation push, suggesting Visa is removing frictions in commercial payments and reinforcing its long-term value proposition. Visa (V) Announces Expansion of the Visa Commercial Solutions Hub
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from investors and market outlets continued to argue that Visa looks attractive after a year of underperformance, with some noting the company’s durable fee model and lower valuation as reasons to buy or hold. Visa at $326, Mastercard at $493: Buy, Sell or Hold?
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry coverage on payment sovereignty, cross-border payment efficiency, and digital payment ecosystem trends kept Visa in the spotlight, but these pieces were mostly sector-level commentary rather than direct company-specific catalysts. Payment sovereignty and the relationship with cash
• Neutral Sentiment: Other mentions, including Visa’s association with crypto and payments infrastructure discussions and Nubank hiring a former Visa executive as CFO, were more indirect and did not signal an immediate operational change for Visa itself. Western Union, Visa, PayPal, Meta: why major payments giants are racing to Solana

Visa Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $317.36 on Wednesday. Visa Inc. has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $375.51. The company has a 50 day moving average of $315.33 and a 200-day moving average of $324.87. 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 stock has a market cap of $569.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.77.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly 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 net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The company had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.76 EPS. Visa’s revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Visa Inc. will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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 was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 23.34%.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other news, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,524.32. The trade was a 51.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total transaction of $201,253.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 42,744 shares of company stock worth $14,356,010 in the last quarter. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Visa 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.