Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the thirty brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and seven have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $390.9583.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on V shares. Macquarie Infrastructure reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $410.00 target price on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial set a $372.00 price target on shares of Visa in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Visa from $425.00 to $390.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $411.00 target price (up from $398.00) on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Friday, January 30th.

Key Visa News

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,282,641.18. This represents a 52.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Visa in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $861,000. Purpose Unlimited Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,404,000. Stance Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa by 54.4% during the 4th quarter. Stance Capital LLC now owns 12,910 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $4,528,000 after acquiring an additional 4,547 shares in the last quarter. Carter Financial LLC bought a new position in Visa in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $610,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning LLC acquired a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,688,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Visa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE V opened at $302.12 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $548.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.78. The business’s 50 day moving average is $316.62 and its 200-day moving average is $332.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Visa has a 1-year low of $294.32 and a 1-year high of $375.51.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit-card processor reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $10.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.69 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 61.74% and a net margin of 50.23%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.75 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Visa will post 11.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.14%.

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.