Visa (NYSE:V) Upgraded at Seaport Res Ptn

Visa (NYSE:V) was upgraded by equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Visa’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.79 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Visa from $335.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Visa from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Visa from $339.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Visa from $279.00 to $308.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $331.92.

Visa Stock Up 0.8 %

Visa stock opened at $309.24 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $312.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $287.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Visa has a twelve month low of $252.70 and a twelve month high of $321.61. The company has a market capitalization of $576.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.96.

Visa (NYSE:V) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.58 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $9.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.49 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 53.16% and a net margin of 54.96%. Visa’s revenue was up 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.33 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Visa will post 11.23 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,171 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.97, for a total transaction of $668,602.87. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 17,894 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,510,815.18. This trade represents a 10.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.78, for a total transaction of $2,739,263.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of V. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Visa in the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Visa during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Visa in the third quarter worth about $31,000. West Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Visa by 101.4% in the third quarter. West Financial Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Wealth Strategies & Associates increased its holdings in Visa by 79.0% during the 3rd quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 179 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Visa

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.