Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives $390.96 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the thirty research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and seven have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $390.9583.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $411.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Truist Financial set a $372.00 target price on Visa in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $395.00 target price on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on Visa in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price on the stock.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa rolled out new AI-driven dispute-resolution tools aimed at speeding and automating chargeback and dispute workflows, which can cut operating costs, improve merchant/issuer experience and support margin expansion over time. Visa Launches New AI Tools to Manage Credit Card Disputes
• Positive Sentiment: Visa named Worldwide Tour Sponsor for BTS’s “ARIRANG” tour, a consumer-branding play that targets younger, global audiences and can deepen card usage/engagement in APAC and beyond — helpful for long-term volume growth and merchant partnerships. Visa cements global K-pop connection as Worldwide Tour Sponsor for “BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG'”
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships expanding payments reach: Bitget’s APAC card launch (in partnership with Visa) extends crypto-to-spend use cases in high-growth Asian markets — incremental volume and network effects if adoption scales. Bitget Brings Crypto Into Everyday Spending With APAC Launch of Bitget Card
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst commentary and earnings momentum: several outlets highlight Visa’s strong earnings history, AI positioning for commerce, and potential to beat estimates again — supportive for investor confidence and valuation resilience. Why Visa (V) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitor dynamics: Evercore/Street moves trimming Mastercard price targets may be read two ways — weakness for a peer (positive for relative outperformance) or a sector signal of risk to payments volumes. Investors may reweight Visa versus MA based on these calls. Mastercard (MA) Price Target Cut by $60
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership disruption in India: Bloomberg reports Visa India head Sandeep Ghosh is stepping down — a potential near-term negative because India is a high-growth market for payments; executive turnover can raise questions about strategy continuity and local execution. Visa India Head Sandeep Ghosh Said to Step Down

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the 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 directly owned 2,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Visa by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Visa by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,733,000 after purchasing an additional 4,817 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. grew its stake in Visa by 4.6% in the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY grew its stake in Visa by 16.9% in the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its stake 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 valued at $6,521,000 after purchasing an additional 2,230 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $302.38 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $548.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $314.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $330.84. Visa has a 52-week low of $293.89 and a 52-week high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $10.90 billion for 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Visa will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.14%.

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.