Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Visa (V)

Visa (NYSE: V) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/21/2026 – Visa was upgraded by BNP Paribas Exane to “strong-buy”.
• 7/16/2026 – Visa was upgraded by Clear Str Llc to “strong-buy”.
• 7/15/2026 – Visa had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $387.00 price target on the stock, up from $375.00.
• 7/7/2026 – Visa is now covered by Barclays PLC. They set an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Visa was upgraded by Barclays PLC to “strong-buy”.
• 7/6/2026 – Visa was given a new $412.00 price target by Robert W. Baird. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Visa was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/29/2026 – Visa is now covered by Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating and a $394.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Visa is now covered by Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – Visa had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $450.00 price target on the stock.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is 23.34%.

Insider Transactions 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 sale, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,625,440. The trade was a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 31,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.14, for a total value of $10,699,103.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,161,284.36. The trade was a 67.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 75,581 shares of company stock valued at $25,627,975. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.