Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Visa

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Visa in a research note issued on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the credit-card processor will post earnings per share of $3.12 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.11. The consensus estimate for Visa’s current full-year earnings is $11.30 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Visa’s Q3 2026 earnings at $3.25 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.39 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on V. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Visa from $390.00 to $391.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Visa from $386.00 to $402.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $408.00 target price (up previously from $396.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Visa from $400.00 to $397.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $389.00.

Visa Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $348.39 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $638.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.90. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $344.01 and its 200-day moving average is $346.98. Visa has a 52-week low of $278.35 and a 52-week high of $375.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.85 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $10.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.82 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 58.93% and a net margin of 52.16%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.42 earnings per share.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th were issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 12th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa’s payout ratio is 23.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $342.30, for a total value of $3,589,015.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,815.10. The trade was a 95.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $344.02, for a total transaction of $697,328.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 11,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,102,438.50. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new stake in Visa during the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Visa during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.