Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the thirty analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty have issued a buy recommendation and seven have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $390.9583.

Several brokerages recently commented on V. Macquarie Infrastructure reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Visa from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Evercore set a $380.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, December 12th.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In other Visa news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. This represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.18, for a total value of $3,661,152.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. The trade was a 52.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 1.6% in the third quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $640,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Old Port Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,423 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,169,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Carr Financial Group Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Visa by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 1,290 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $440,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Define Financial LLC grew its stake in Visa by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Define Financial LLC now owns 779 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Patron Partners LLC raised its holdings in Visa by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Patron Partners LLC now owns 4,648 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Visa Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:V opened at $302.12 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $316.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $332.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. Visa has a one year low of $294.32 and a one year high of $375.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $548.40 billion, a PE ratio of 28.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.78.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $10.90 billion during 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%.Visa’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.75 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Visa will post 11.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.14%.

Visa News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Visa will join the Canton Network as a super‑validator to extend privacy‑preserving, bank‑focused onchain infrastructure — a strategic move that strengthens Visa’s positioning in institutional blockchain rails and long‑term payments innovation. Visa Joins Canton Network
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $387 price target, signaling Wall Street confidence and providing fresh upward price guidance for investors. Loop Capital Buy, $387 PT
• Positive Sentiment: Visa partnered with Ramp to develop AI agents for corporate bill pay, which could expand enterprise product revenue, reduce client costs, and deepen Visa’s role in B2B payments. Visa + Ramp AI Agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Veem expanded its partnership with Visa to launch global virtual accounts for businesses — a commercialization win that may modestly increase transaction volumes over time. Veem Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: New platforms (e.g., Nium) now enable stablecoin‑funded cards across both Visa and Mastercard networks — this broadens on‑ramps for crypto flows through Visa rails, but much of the execution is driven by third‑party issuers. Nium Stablecoin Cards
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut its price target from $425 to $390 (but kept a Buy rating), a downward revision that can temper upside expectations despite continued analyst optimism. UBS Price Target Cut (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s acquisition of BVNK (a stablecoin partner that had worked with Visa) and other rival moves increase competitive pressure in tokenized/stablecoin payment rails. BVNK Acquired by Mastercard
• Negative Sentiment: The FTC has signaled scrutiny around cross‑border and discrimination risks tied to large payment firms, introducing potential regulatory risk to Visa’s cross‑border expansion story. FTC Scrutiny on Cross‑Border Growth

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.