Visa is a credit service company located in California, United States, which is part of the Financial Services sector, and is traded under the ticker V on the NYSE exchange.
Visa stock last closed at $291.85, up 0.38% from the previous day, and has increased 19.86% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Credit Services industry by 0.08 percentage points. Visa stock is currently +21.11% from its 52-week low of $240.97, and -1.52% from its 52-week high of $296.34.
There are currently 1.82B shares of V outstanding. The market capitalization of V is $555.24B. In the past 24 hours, 4.24M V shares were traded.
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Analysts use many financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge V's fair value.
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Out of 20 Wall Street analysts who monitor V, the consensus analyst rating on Visa is a Strong Buy
It's important to note that analyst ratings are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Trevor Williams, a top 18% analyst from Jefferies maintains V with a strong buy rating and raises their V price target from $320.00 to $330.00, on Oct 30, 2024.
Jefferies's Trevor Williams raised their price target on Visa (NYSE: V) by 3.1% from $320 to $330 on 2024/10/30. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Visa reported its Q4 and FY 2024 earnings.
Williams told investors that management's initial guidance for high-single to low-double-digit revenue growth is "right in line with investor expectations."
Keeping run-rate trends in place is what Jefferies describes as "reasonable, but not particularly conservative," the analyst noted.
Visa reported:
For Q4 2024:
For FY 2024:
For FY 2025, management guided:
CEO Ryan McInerney commented: "Visa had a robust fourth quarter to finish a very strong fiscal year.
"In the fourth quarter, net revenue and GAAP EPS grew by 12% and 17%, respectively, driven by relatively stable growth in payments volume, cross border volume and processed transactions plus strong momentum across new flows and value-added services.
"We see tremendous opportunity ahead to grow our business, deliver for our clients, and collectively shape the future of commerce."
Daniel Perlin, a bottom 3% analyst from RBC Capital maintains V with a buy rating and raises their V price target from $311.00 to $322.00, on Oct 30, 2024.
Rayna Kumar, a bottom 10% analyst from Oppenheimer reiterates V with a buy rating and raises their V price target from $318.00 to $321.00, on Oct 30, 2024.
Rufus Hone, a top 11% analyst from BMO Capital maintains V with a buy rating and raises their V price target from $310.00 to $320.00, on Oct 30, 2024.
James Friedman, a bottom 3% analyst from Susquehanna maintains V with a strong buy rating and raises their V price target from $326.00 to $339.00, on Oct 30, 2024.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Visa stock forecast page.
Last year, V earnings were $19.11B. In the last five year, V's earnings have gone up by 12.38% per year. This was faster than the Credit Services industry average of 11.21%.
Last year, V revenue was $34.92B. Over the past five year, V's revenue has gone up by 9.41% per year. This was slower than the Credit Services industry average of 10.15%.
Dive into V's earnings and revenue performance here.
Over the last year, insiders at V have sold more shares than they have bought.
Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer of V, was the latest V insider to sell. They sold $2,486,783.80 worth of V stock on Nov 1, 2024.
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Visa pays a dividend of 0.71%, compared to the Credit Services industry's average dividend yield of 3.66%. If you owned $1,000 of V stock, you would have received $7.13 in the past 12 months.
Visa dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Find more analysis about Visa dividend yield and history here.
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