Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the thirty-one analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Twenty-four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and seven have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $416.6154.

Several brokerages have issued reports on V. Clear Str raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $430.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Truist Financial set a $406.00 price target on shares of Visa and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $460.00 price target (up from $435.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $379.65, for a total value of $2,230,443.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,760,809.10. The trade was a 27.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total value of $773,377.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,018,365.40. This represents a 9.93% 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 ninety days, insiders have sold 104,537 shares of company stock valued at $37,540,837. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Visa by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,522,000 after buying an additional 6,883 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 68.9% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,733,000 after acquiring an additional 4,817 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. lifted its stake in Visa by 4.6% during the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 16.9% during the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in Visa by 13.8% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,521,000 after acquiring an additional 2,230 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $378.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Visa has a 1-year low of $293.89 and a 1-year high of $385.57. The company has a market capitalization of $676.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.23, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a 50-day moving average of $361.90 and a 200-day moving average of $332.52.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The company’s revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.98 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Visa will post 13.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.79%.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa launched an enhanced version of A2A Protect, adding real-time risk insights and a unified fraud score that incorporates Featurespace technology. The offering is designed to help banks stop account-to-account fraud before funds leave customer accounts, potentially expanding Visa’s software and risk-management revenue opportunities. Visa launches enhanced A2A Protect
• Positive Sentiment: Handwave and Visa announced an integration allowing payment cards to be linked to palm biometrics. The technology could improve checkout convenience and security while supporting Visa’s efforts to grow tokenized and biometric payment transactions. Handwave and Visa palm biometrics integration
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to emphasize Visa’s durable payments-network moat and long-term growth potential. The stock has a consensus “Buy” rating and an average target price of $416.62, above its recent trading level. Why Visa is a top stock for the long term
• Neutral Sentiment: Advasa upgraded its Visa card to support USDC payments alongside fiat currency. The announcement highlights Visa’s role in stablecoin payments, although the direct financial impact appears limited because Advasa is a relatively small partner and regulatory risks remain. Advasa expands Visa card to support USDC
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa CEO Ryan McInerney sold 5,875 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while General Counsel Julie Rottenberg separately sold shares. The transactions may attract attention, but scheduled sales and continued insider ownership make them a limited signal of operating expectations. Visa CEO insider transaction
• Negative Sentiment: Visa has submitted roughly 6 million documents to the U.S. Department of Justice in an ongoing debit-card lawsuit. Discovery has been extended into 2027 and trial is expected in 2028, keeping potential regulatory remedies, legal costs and changes to debit practices as longer-term overhangs. Visa DOJ debit-card lawsuit

Visa Company Profile

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.