Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $416.62

Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the thirty-seven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Thirty-four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and three have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $425.21.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on V. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $440.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Visa from $420.00 to $438.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $406.00 price objective (up from $389.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Argus boosted their target price on shares of Visa from $396.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total value of $773,377.80. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 18,404 shares in the company, valued at $7,018,365.40. This trade represents a 9.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 20,970 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.25, for a total value of $7,135,042.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at $5,162,953.50. The trade was a 58.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 106,404 shares of company stock worth $38,228,528. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of V. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. grew its stake in Visa by 58.1% during the first quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 4,201 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $1,270,000 after buying an additional 1,543 shares during the last quarter. Vega Investment Solutions bought a new position in shares of Visa in the second quarter valued at approximately $829,000. Beacon Financial Group raised its stake in shares of Visa by 83.9% in the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 22,501 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $6,801,000 after acquiring an additional 10,267 shares during the last quarter. Pincus Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,278,000. Finally, Explore Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Visa in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,066,000. 82.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Price Performance

V opened at $367.19 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $655.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.76. Visa has a fifty-two week low of $293.89 and a fifty-two week high of $385.57. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $368.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $338.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $11.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%.Visa’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.98 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Visa will post 13.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 11th. Visa’s payout ratio is 22.79%.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expansion in corporate cross-border payments: Visa is partnering with UPT to deploy Currencycloud for international business payments and virtual euro- and pound-denominated IBAN accounts. The offering could make global collections easier for corporate customers and increase Visa’s presence in business-to-business payment flows. Visa Pushes Further Into Corporate Cross Border Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Travel and commercial-payment partnerships: Visa’s agreement with Klook across six Southeast Asian markets aims to expand travel bookings, experiences and promotional offers. Separately, The ai Corporation is broadening its Visa relationship for fleet fueling and EV-charging payments, supporting transaction growth in travel and mobility. Visa Klook Partnership The ai Corporation Expands Visa Relationship
• Positive Sentiment: Technology adoption: Visa supported Cleverbridge and Revolut in completing France’s first live AI-agent-initiated payment using passkey authentication. Visa also signed a memorandum with Vietnam Airlines and AWS covering digital transformation, payments, travel and data, potentially strengthening long-term payment volume opportunities. Cleverbridge AI Payment
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa, Mastercard and Ant International announced a shared Know-Your-Agent framework for onboarding and verifying payment agents. The initiative may improve interoperability and safety, although it also highlights intensifying competition across card networks and digital wallets. Mastercard and Visa Know Your Agent Framework
• Negative Sentiment: Settlement liability: Visa and Mastercard will fund a $167.5 million settlement for consumers charged certain unreimbursed independent ATM fees. The financial cost is limited relative to Visa’s scale, but the agreement may add regulatory and fee-pressure concerns. Visa and Mastercard ATM Fee Settlement
• Negative Sentiment: SoFi’s move to settle its card transactions with Mastercard using a stablecoin shows blockchain rails could reduce reliance on traditional bank settlement infrastructure. The development does not currently remove Visa from consumer payments, but it underscores longer-term technology and competitive risks. SoFi Stablecoin Card Settlement

About Visa

Visa Inc is a global payments technology company that operates one of the world’s largest electronic payment networks. The company connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments, enabling transactions through credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment products. Visa generally does not issue cards, extend credit or set consumer interest rates; instead, it provides the network, technology and services that support payments.

Visa’s products and services include Visa-branded cards, digital payment solutions, tokenization, fraud prevention, risk management, data analytics and payment acceptance tools.