Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on Visa’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:V)

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Visa in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the credit-card processor will post earnings of $11.45 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $11.35. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Visa’s current full-year earnings is $11.30 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Visa’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.14 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.97 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.75 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $395.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Visa from $370.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Visa from $340.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “hold” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Visa presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $362.38.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of V opened at $347.66 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $645.87 billion, a PE ratio of 35.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.94. Visa has a 52-week low of $252.70 and a 52-week high of $366.54. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $337.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $324.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.08. Visa had a return on equity of 54.79% and a net margin of 54.27%. The company had revenue of $9.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.57 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Visa in the first quarter worth $27,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC grew its position in shares of Visa by 48.5% in the fourth quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 98 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,572 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total transaction of $874,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 11,925 shares in the company, valued at $4,054,500. This trade represents a 17.74 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $363.00, for a total value of $3,129,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 537 shares in the company, valued at approximately $194,931. The trade was a 94.14 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 154,400 shares of company stock worth $52,711,258. 0.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 13th. Visa’s payout ratio is 23.79%.

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services.