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 $279.02, down 0.56% from the previous day, and has increased 25.79% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Credit Services industry by 0.03 percentage points. Visa stock is currently +29.09% from its 52-week low of $216.14, and -4.1% from its 52-week high of $290.96.
There are currently 1.84B shares of V outstanding. The market capitalization of V is $563.15B. In the past 24 hours, 5.14M V shares were traded.
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Out of 17 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.
Raimo Lenschow, a top 1% analyst from Barclays maintains V with a strong buy rating and raises their V price target from $304.00 to $319.00, on Jan 29, 2024.
James Friedman, a bottom 4% analyst from Susquehanna maintains V with a strong buy rating and raises their V price target from $300.00 to $326.00, on Jan 26, 2024.
Rayna Kumar, a bottom 8% analyst from UBS maintains V with a strong buy rating and raises their V price target from $305.00 to $315.00, on Jan 26, 2024.
Daniel Perlin, a bottom 3% analyst from RBC Capital maintains V with a buy rating and raises their V price target from $290.00 to $309.00, on Jan 26, 2024.
RBC Capital's Daniel Perlin raised their price target on Visa (NYSE: V) by 6.6% from $290 to $309 on 2024/01/26. The analyst maintained their Buy rating on the stock.
Perlin's update followed an assessment of Visa's 2024/01/25 Q1 2025 earnings report and participation in the earnings call.
The company's total transaction volumes were in line with Q1 estimates, demonstrating its stability and reflecting the "worldwide pulse of demand," the analyst told investors.
Perlin added that quarterly U.S. volume slowed from Q4 2023 to 2024/01, but management said it did not observe any noticeable shifts in customer behavior or health.
For Q1 2024, Visa reported:
Management guided:
For Q2 2024:
For FY 2024:
CEO Ryan McInerney commented: "Our FY 2024 is off to a solid start. In our Q1, net revenues grew 9% and GAAP EPS grew 20%, driven by relatively stable growth in overall payments volume and processed transactions, plus strong growth in cross-border volume.
“Consumer spending remained resilient.
“Looking ahead, we continue to see significant opportunity across consumer payments, new flows, and value-added services."
Sanjay Sakhrani, a bottom 20% analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods maintains V with a buy rating and raises their V price target from $305.00 to $315.00, on Jan 26, 2024.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Visa stock forecast page.
Last year, V earnings were $17.98B. In the last five year, V's earnings have gone up by 13.32% per year. This was faster than the Credit Services industry average of 11.95%.
Last year, V revenue was $33.35B. Over the past five year, V's revenue has gone up by 9.43% per year. This was slower than the Credit Services industry average of 9.56%.
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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 $2,308,080.00 worth of V stock on Mar 1, 2024.
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Visa pays a dividend of 0.7%, compared to the Credit Services industry's average dividend yield of 3.94%. If you owned $1,000 of V stock, you would have received $6.95 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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