Visa Inc. $V Shares Bought by Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda grew its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) by 362.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,952 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,882 shares during the period. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,699,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. G&S Capital LLC boosted its position in Visa by 4.0% in the second quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 761 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $261,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in Visa by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,189 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,094,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Visa by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC now owns 695 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $239,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC now owns 1,598 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $560,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 6,096 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,138,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on V shares. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $430.00 target price (up from $394.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings raised Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Clear Str upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $414.54.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa and Mastercard reached fresh records as aggregate U.S. spending remained healthy, despite consumers becoming more selective. Strong payment volumes support Visa’s transaction growth and fee revenue. Visa and Mastercard shares hit fresh records, underscoring a resilient U.S. consumer
• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched a card-present acceptance offering with Bluefin, combining Visa’s global network with Bluefin’s payment-security infrastructure. The partnership could strengthen Visa’s enterprise merchant proposition and support future payment volumes. Visa and Bluefin Introduce Card-Present Acceptance Offering
• Positive Sentiment: European fintech provider payabl. expanded its relationship with Visa to offer Rapid Dispute Resolution tools to merchants in the UK and EU. Automatic dispute resolution may reduce chargebacks and improve merchant retention, reinforcing Visa’s value-added services. payabl. Teams Up with Visa to Help Merchants Quickly Resolve Disputes and Prevent Costly Chargebacks
• Positive Sentiment: Visa joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative, which aims to connect traditional payment systems with stablecoin settlement networks. The move supports Visa’s positioning in emerging cross-border and digital-payment infrastructure. Visa Joins MAS-Led BLOOM Initiative
• Positive Sentiment: A financial disclosure showed purchases of Visa shares by accounts associated with President Donald Trump, generating additional market attention and perceived confidence in the company. Visa Stock Climbs After Trump Buys Millions in Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Ryan McInerney will speak at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on September 8. Investors may look for updates on spending trends, stablecoins and regulation, but no new guidance was announced. Visa to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 Visa shares worth approximately $2.16 million, reducing his direct ownership by 27.9%. Because the transaction occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, the signal is limited, but insider selling could still attract some investor scrutiny.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total transaction of $2,161,236.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,582,059.38. This trade represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total transaction of $729,720.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,625,440. This trade represents a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 96,634 shares of company stock valued at $34,537,016 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Visa Stock Up 0.3%

V opened at $383.44 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $684.23 billion, a PE ratio of 32.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.74. Visa Inc. has a twelve month low of $293.89 and a twelve month high of $384.20. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $355.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $330.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.98 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Visa Inc. will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 22.79%.

Visa declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit-card processor to reacquire up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.