Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the twenty-six analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and seven have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $398.3636.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $415.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Loop Capital began coverage on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 price target for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Visa from $390.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Visa from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th.

Visa Stock Up 2.6%

Visa stock opened at $364.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $653.65 billion, a PE ratio of 31.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $333.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $324.96. Visa has a 12 month low of $293.89 and a 12 month high of $365.14.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The business had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.76 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Visa will post 13.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Visa’s payout ratio is currently 23.34%.

Visa announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the credit-card processor to purchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa introduced its Stablecoin Platform, expanding its role in crypto infrastructure and giving financial institutions a new way to use stablecoins for payments and settlement. Visa Introduces Platform for Stablecoin Minting, Movement and Management
• Positive Sentiment: Visa, Google, and Stripe joined the x402 Foundation to help build an open standard for machine-to-machine micro-payments, reinforcing Visa’s relevance in emerging AI commerce. Google and Visa join the online micro-payments revolution
• Positive Sentiment: Visa was upgraded to “strong-buy” by Clear Str Llc, adding to the positive tone around the stock and supporting investor confidence. Visa upgraded by Clear Str Llc
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa and Artemis also highlighted infrastructure gaps in AI-agent micropayments, suggesting long-term opportunity but near-term adoption challenges for the new payment model. Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage also noted Visa’s stock has been trading strongly and near its 52-week high, reflecting momentum already in place ahead of these announcements. Visa (V) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors

Insider Activity at Visa

In related news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total transaction of $729,720.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,625,440. This trade represents a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,490 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $343.99, for a total value of $3,608,455.10. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,219,704.26. This trade represents a 40.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 75,581 shares of company stock valued at $25,627,975. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invariant Investment Management acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the fourth quarter worth about $969,000. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Visa by 58.1% in the 1st quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 4,201 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Visa by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,975,832 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $56,455,834,000 after acquiring an additional 1,054,343 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd boosted its position in Visa by 4.7% during the third quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 527,530 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $180,088,000 after purchasing an additional 23,863 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Visa by 30.1% in the fourth quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 28,922 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $10,143,000 after purchasing an additional 6,688 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

About Visa

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.