Brokerages Set Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Price Target at $413.12

Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the thirty-one brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Twenty-four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and seven have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $413.5769.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $403.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Visa from $412.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Clear Str raised shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $445.00 price target on shares of Visa and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.

Visa Price Performance

Visa stock opened at $362.32 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market cap of $649.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.74. The business’s fifty day moving average is $345.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $327.04. Visa has a 52 week low of $293.89 and a 52 week high of $373.97.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.The company had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.98 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Visa will post 13.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

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

Visa announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit-card processor to purchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total value of $729,720.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $6,625,440. This trade represents a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 57,272 shares of Visa stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total value of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 49,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,125,140.14. The trade was a 53.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 101,398 shares of company stock worth $35,831,433. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Clayton Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 446.2% during the 4th quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 71 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its holdings in Visa by 102.7% in the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in Visa in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 200.0% in the third quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RHL Group LLC acquired a new stake in Visa during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa exceeded quarterly EPS and revenue expectations, prompting analysts to raise their 2026–2027 forecasts. The outlook reflects continued payment-volume growth, strong profitability and resilient cross-border spending. Wall Street Raises Visa Outlook After Strong Q3
• Positive Sentiment: Recent performance suggests stablecoins have not yet materially disrupted Visa’s core card-network economics. The company continues to benefit from scale, trusted acceptance and the complexity of converting payments infrastructure to alternative rails. Visa: Recent Performance Shows Stablecoin Threat Was Overstated
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s planned $2.4 billion cash acquisition of BioCatch expands its fraud-detection and cybersecurity capabilities. The deal could strengthen Visa’s value proposition to banks and merchants as account takeovers and scams become more costly. Visa vs. Mastercard: BioCatch Acquisition
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa remains a highlighted payments-industry name alongside Mastercard, PayPal, Fidelity and WEX, but the broader industry outlook is mixed as companies invest in fraud prevention, digital wallets, artificial intelligence and competing payment technologies. Zacks Payments Industry Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to balance Visa’s strong execution against its premium earnings valuation and rising regulatory risks. Investors may therefore be taking profits or remaining cautious despite the earnings momentum, particularly because future upside requires sustained double-digit growth. Visa Analyst Outlook

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.