Visa (V) Fell Due to Slowing Growth Concerns

Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index increasing 2.03%. The letter discussed market review, quarterly performance, and attribution analysis. Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth strategy returned 9.76% gross of fees (9.61% net of fees) compared to 10.51% return of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Security selection led to the relative underperformance of the fund in the quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, Aristotle Atlantic Large Cap Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as Visa Inc. (NYSE:V). Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is a payment technology company. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) shares returned -4.18% over the past month and appreciated by 5.72% over the last 12 months. On November 14, 2025, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) stock closed at $330.02 per share, with a market capitalization of $648.6 billion.

Aristotle Atlantic Large Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

"Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) detracted from performance in the third quarter as concerns about slowing growth overshadowed solid second quarter operating results. Despite revenue and EPS exceeding consensus expectations, management maintained only modest full year guidance and signaled softer fourth-quarter trends, reinforcing worries of decelerating momentum."

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is in 6th position on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 167 hedge fund portfolios held Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) at the end of the second quarter, which was 165 in the previous quarter. In the fiscal fourth quarter of 2025, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) reported $10.7 billion in net revenue, up 12% year-over-year. While we acknowledge the potential of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In another article, we covered Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and shared the list of best financial stocks to buy according to Ken Fisher. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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