Visa (NYSE:V) Stock Rating Upgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald

Visa (NYSE:V) was upgraded by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms have also commented on V. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $408.00 price objective (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Macquarie reduced their price target on Visa from $425.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $398.00 price objective on shares of Visa and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Visa from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.58.

Visa Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE V opened at $326.96 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $595.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.02, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. Visa has a one year low of $299.00 and a one year high of $375.51. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $338.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $341.86.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.60 billion. Visa had a net margin of 50.15% and a return on equity of 60.31%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.71 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Visa will post 11.3 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total transaction of $3,661,152.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,401 shares in the company, valued at $3,282,641.18. This trade represents a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 900 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.48, for a total transaction of $302,832.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $830,432.64. This represents a 26.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 24,042 shares of company stock worth $8,247,289. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC raised its stake in Visa by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 6,233 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $2,186,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the last quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 89,858 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $31,514,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Cora Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Visa by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Cora Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,801 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,333,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. AGP Franklin LLC grew its position in Visa by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. AGP Franklin LLC now owns 9,475 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,323,000 after buying an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Visa by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 21,586 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $7,570,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Visa

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald initiated/upgraded Visa to a “strong-buy,” highlighting Visa as a top fintech pick ahead of earnings — a catalyst for buying interest. Cantor Fitzgerald buy call
• Positive Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted Visa from “neutral” to “buy” and set a $385 price target (~17.8% upside from the cited quote), reinforcing upside expectations and supporting bullish analyst sentiment. Rothschild upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Visa deepens crypto-to-fiat payout capabilities via a Mercuryo/Visa Direct arrangement, which could increase cross-border payout volumes and position Visa in faster settlement rails. Zacks: crypto payout partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Amenify announced a collaboration with Visa to embed resident commerce and rewards into rental experiences — an example of Visa expanding payment/rewards use cases and merchant integrations. Amenify partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with GCash to enable seamless cross-border account funding for Filipinos and tourists — a regional expansion that can drive higher cross-border transaction volumes in Southeast Asia. Visa–GCash partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Belpointe Asset Management increased its stake in Visa (reported in a 13F), a small institutional accumulation signal that can be read as confidence from active managers. Belpointe stake increase
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is publicly urging banks to rethink loyalty beyond simple rewards, positioning itself as a platform provider for next‑gen loyalty programs — long‑term strategic positioning but not an immediate earnings driver. PYMNTS: loyalty strategy
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/commentary pieces (Jim Cramer, stock comparisons with Mastercard) are highlighting valuation and sector dynamics; useful for sentiment but not direct company news. Jim Cramer commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Report that Visa plans to allow cardholders to spend rewards on Trump-related accounts could provoke political controversy or merchant/brand backlash for some investors — reputational risk that may weigh on sentiment for certain investor groups. Rewards on Trump accounts

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.