Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Buys 23,698 Shares of Visa Inc. $V

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 439,002 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,698 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Visa were worth $149,867,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Visa by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,522,000 after acquiring an additional 6,883 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 4,817 shares during the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. grew its stake in shares of Visa by 4.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 477 shares during the period. Grandview Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 7,344 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,608,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 65.8% during the 2nd quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 975 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on V. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $408.00 price objective (up previously from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $398.00 price target on shares of Visa and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $385.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.58.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald initiated/upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy,” highlighting Visa as a top fintech pick ahead of earnings — a catalyst for buying interest. Cantor Fitzgerald buy call
• Positive Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted Visa from “neutral” to “buy” and set a $385 price target (~17.8% upside from the cited quote), reinforcing upside expectations and supporting bullish analyst sentiment. Rothschild upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Visa deepens crypto-to-fiat payout capabilities via a Mercuryo/Visa Direct arrangement, which could increase cross-border payout volumes and position Visa in faster settlement rails. Zacks: crypto payout partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Amenify announced a collaboration with Visa to embed resident commerce and rewards into rental experiences — an example of Visa expanding payment/rewards use cases and merchant integrations. Amenify partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with GCash to enable seamless cross-border account funding for Filipinos and tourists — a regional expansion that can drive higher cross-border transaction volumes in Southeast Asia. Visa–GCash partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Belpointe Asset Management increased its stake in Visa (reported in a 13F), a small institutional accumulation signal that can be read as confidence from active managers. Belpointe stake increase
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is publicly urging banks to rethink loyalty beyond simple rewards, positioning itself as a platform provider for next‑gen loyalty programs — long‑term strategic positioning but not an immediate earnings driver. PYMNTS: loyalty strategy
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/commentary pieces (Jim Cramer, stock comparisons with Mastercard) are highlighting valuation and sector dynamics; useful for sentiment but not direct company news. Jim Cramer commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Report that Visa plans to allow cardholders to spend rewards on Trump-related accounts could provoke political controversy or merchant/brand backlash for some investors — reputational risk that may weigh on sentiment for certain investor groups. Rewards on Trump accounts

Visa Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of V stock opened at $326.96 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $338.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $341.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $595.63 billion, a PE ratio of 32.02, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.81. Visa Inc. has a 52-week low of $299.00 and a 52-week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.01. Visa had a return on equity of 60.31% and a net margin of 50.15%.The firm had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.60 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Visa Inc. will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,172 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.93, for a total value of $707,919.96. Following the transaction, the insider owned 26,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,608,789.09. The trade was a 7.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total transaction of $302,832.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 24,042 shares of company stock valued at $8,247,289. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.