$2,270,000 of VISA INC. lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues relating to immigration. Issues relating to digital payments including the cost of acceptance, interchange fees, payment card security, data security, and cybersecurity. Issues relating to fraud & ID theft. Issues relating to digital transformation and payments innovations. Issues relating to the Credit Card Competition Act Issues relating to merchant category codes. Issues relating to privacy and data use. Issues relating to stablecoin regulation. Issues relating to S. 394, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act Issue relating to H.R. 2392, the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act Issues relating to artificial intelligence. Issues relating to cybersecurity. Issues relating to information sharing and cyber threats. Issues relating to payment network brand risk. Issues relating to domestic and international tax rules. Issue relating to the extension of corporate tax provisions included in TCJA 2017 including corporate rate, R&D incentives and GILTI/FDII rate. Issues relating to the deductibility of corporate state and local taxes. Issues relating to general international trade & sanctions issues. Issues relating to electronic payment services with China, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, Central Asia and India. Issues relating to USMCA enforcement. Issues relating to U.S. tariffs. Issues relating to small business access to resources. Issues relating to workforce development."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
V Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $V stock 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 14 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $V stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GREG LANDSMAN sold up to $50,000 on 03/27.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER has traded it 10 times. They made 10 purchases worth up to $150,000 on 03/24, 03/05, 03/03, 02/28, 02/13, 01/31, 01/30, 01/28, 01/24, 01/23 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/03 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 03/20.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN purchased up to $15,000 on 02/25.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR sold up to $15,000 on 01/30.
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 01/21, 10/21 and 0 sales.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
V Insider Trading Activity
V insiders have traded $V stock on the open market 15 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 15 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $V stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- PAUL D FABARA (CHIEF RISK & CLIENT SVCS OFC) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 80,871 shares for an estimated $26,938,973.
- RYAN MCINERNEY (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 51,720 shares for an estimated $17,038,378.
- TULLIER KELLY MAHON (VICE CHAIR, CHF PPL & CORP AFF) sold 33,741 shares for an estimated $11,801,528
- RAJAT TANEJA (PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 35,331 shares for an estimated $11,148,872.
- JULIE B ROTTENBERG (GENERAL COUNSEL) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,144 shares for an estimated $1,616,476.
- PETER M ANDRESKI (GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO) sold 2,332 shares for an estimated $815,314
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
V Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,786 institutional investors add shares of V stock to their portfolio, and 1,764 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 7,079,706 shares (+4.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $2,237,470,284
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 5,670,050 shares (+4.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $1,791,962,602
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 4,977,997 shares (-34.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $1,573,246,171
- STATE STREET CORP added 4,641,745 shares (+6.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $1,466,977,089
- NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ removed 3,988,998 shares (-86.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $1,260,682,927
- PROFICIO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC added 3,926,049 shares (+17018.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $1,240,788,525
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 2,961,324 shares (-17.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $935,896,836
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
V Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $V in the last several months. We have seen 14 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Susquehanna issued a "Positive" rating on 03/21/2025
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 02/13/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/31/2025
- Raymond James issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/31/2025
- Cowen & Co. issued a "Buy" rating on 01/31/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 01/31/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/14/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for V, check out Quiver Quantitative's $V forecast page.
V Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $V recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $V in the last 6 months, with a median target of $340.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Ramsey El-Assal from Barclays set a target price of $361.0 on 01/14/2025
- James Faucette from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $371.0 on 12/18/2024
- James Friedman from Susquehanna set a target price of $375.0 on 12/11/2024
- Paul Golding from Macquarie set a target price of $335.0 on 10/30/2024
- Arvind Ramnani from Piper Sandler set a target price of $322.0 on 10/30/2024
- Bryan Keane from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $340.0 on 10/30/2024
- Ashwin Shirvaikar from Citigroup set a target price of $326.0 on 10/30/2024
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