$4,760,000 of VISA INC. lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues relating to artificial intelligence (AI). 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 artificial intelligence (AI) in payments innovations. Issues relating to the Credit Card Competition Act (not introduced as a bill) Issues relating to merchant category codes. Issues relating to privacy and data use. Issues relating to stablecoin regulation. Issues relating to S. 1582/PL-119-27, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act and the Credit Card Competition Act (not introduced as a bill). Issues relating to H.R. 2392, the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act of 2025. Issues relating to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act of 2025. Issues relating to NDAA S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, specifically S.Amdt. 3216 relating to the cost of acceptance at commissaries. Issues relating to cybersecurity. Issues relating to information sharing and cyber threats. Issues relating to S.1337, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act. Issues relating to H.R. 5079, the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act. Issues relating to payment network brand risk. Issues relating to domestic and international tax rules in H.R. 1/PL 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Issue relating to the extension of corporate tax provisions included in TCJA 2017 including corporate rate, R&D incentives, GILTI/NCTI and FDII/FDDEI in H.R. 1/PL 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Issues related to the side-by-side treatment of the American tax system to the Pillar 2 global minimum tax. Issues relating to the deductibility of corporate state and local taxes in H.R. 1 /PL 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. 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. Issues relating to immigration."
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V Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $V stock 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $V stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 08/13 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER has traded it 7 times. They made 0 purchases and 7 sales worth up to $105,000 on 08/12, 08/01, 07/14, 06/26, 06/25, 06/24, 06/20.
- REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT FRANKLIN sold up to $50,000 on 06/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $250,000 on 05/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE purchased up to $15,000 on 05/05.
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 14 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 14 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 5 sales selling 90,333 shares for an estimated $33,038,002.
- RAJAT TANEJA (PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 50,000 shares for an estimated $18,443,687.
- RYAN MCINERNEY (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 46,840 shares for an estimated $16,411,868.
- JULIE B ROTTENBERG (GENERAL COUNSEL) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,602 shares for an estimated $1,587,197.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
V Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,889 institutional investors add shares of V stock to their portfolio, and 1,945 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BARCLAYS PLC removed 3,974,532 shares (-33.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,411,157,586
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 3,846,068 shares (-14.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,365,546,443
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 3,673,607 shares (-2.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,304,314,165
- NORGES BANK added 3,451,229 shares (+21.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,225,358,856
- DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN removed 2,877,551 shares (-83.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,021,674,482
- VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added 2,703,863 shares (+235.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $960,006,558
- MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ removed 2,669,504 shares (-24.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $947,807,395
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 12 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/06/2025
- Macquarie issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/31/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/31/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/30/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 07/30/2025
- Deutsche Bank issued a "Buy" rating on 07/17/2025
- Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 07/17/2025
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 12 analysts offer price targets for $V in the last 6 months, with a median target of $409.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- David Koning from Baird set a target price of $410.0 on 10/06/2025
- Paul Golding from Macquarie set a target price of $425.0 on 07/31/2025
- Raimo Lenschow from Barclays set a target price of $408.0 on 07/31/2025
- James Faucette from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $402.0 on 07/30/2025
- Timothy Chiodo from UBS set a target price of $415.0 on 07/30/2025
- Bryan Keane from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $410.0 on 07/17/2025
- Matthew Coad from Truist Securities set a target price of $397.0 on 07/17/2025
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