Visa (NYSE:V) Upgraded to “Strong-Buy” at BMO Capital Markets

Visa (NYSE:V) was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on V. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $395.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Macquarie Infrastructure reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Daiwa Securities Group raised Visa from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Truist Financial set a $372.00 price objective on Visa in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $388.25.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of V stock opened at $311.05 on Tuesday. Visa has a 1-year low of $293.89 and a 1-year high of $375.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $564.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $310.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $328.58.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.69 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.75 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Visa will post 12.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Visa

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in V. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Visa in the fourth quarter worth about $5,877,738,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of Visa by 867.6% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 8,213,610 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,880,595,000 after buying an additional 7,364,762 shares during the last quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Visa by 29,706.3% in the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,332,947 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,216,310,000 after buying an additional 7,308,345 shares during the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its stake in shares of Visa by 12,497.1% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 3,378,039 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,184,712,000 after purchasing an additional 3,351,223 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Visa by 48.2% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,508,089 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,282,472,000 after purchasing an additional 2,116,463 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched a validator node on the Tempo blockchain as part of its push into stablecoin and on‑chain settlement infrastructure, reinforcing its positioning to capture future crypto settlement flows. Visa Inc. (V) Tempo Blockchain Integration Asserts Stablecoin Opportunities Push
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is partnering with TikTok to launch a creator-focused debit card in the U.K., expanding product reach into the fast-growing creator economy and creating new transaction volume opportunities. Visa Teams With TikTok on Creator-Focused Debit Card
• Positive Sentiment: Cardano’s new physical debit card runs on the Visa network — a potential source of incremental transaction volume as more crypto-native payment products route through Visa rails. Cardano Launches Visa Debit Card With 8% Cryptoback
• Positive Sentiment: Visa earned a nomination for Best Stablecoin Infrastructure and joined the Backbone coalition, both signaling industry recognition and expanded partnerships that can aid regulatory and market access. BeInCrypto 100 Institutional Awards Nomination: Visa for Best Stablecoin Infrastructure Backbone Coalition Expands to 30 Members as Visa Joins Coalition
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa’s Commercial Enhanced Data Program replaced Level 2 interchange with incentives for richer Level 3 B2B data; this rewires incentives for corporate cards and may take time for customers to adapt. It’s Level 3 or Bust as Visa’s Interchange Shift Rewires B2B Data
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst previews note expected mid‑teens revenue and earnings growth for fiscal Q2 but flag higher costs and incentives that could limit upside; investors are focused on the April 28 print. Visa’s Q2 Earnings Countdown: Buy the Dip or Wait for the Print? Visa (V) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation note: some writers see current levels as an entry opportunity while others warn of macro/earnings risks; this frames mixed investor sentiment into near term. Is Visa (V) Attractively Priced After Recent Global Payments Headlines?
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: Visa recently experienced a pullback larger than the broader market in intraday trading, reflecting investor caution ahead of earnings and execution risks around new initiatives. Visa (V) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

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.