Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Visa Q3 Earnings

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Visa in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now anticipates that the credit-card processor will earn $2.84 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.79. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Visa's current full-year earnings is $11.30 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Visa's FY2026 earnings at $12.71 EPS.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.08. Visa had a return on equity of 54.79% and a net margin of 54.27%. The company had revenue of $9.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.57 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.51 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis.

V has been the topic of a number of other reports. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Visa from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays raised their target price on Visa from $361.00 to $396.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Susquehanna reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, March 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Visa from $346.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Visa from $331.00 to $363.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $362.38.

Visa Price Performance

NYSE:V traded down $0.25 on Friday, reaching $348.39. The stock had a trading volume of 1,611,301 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,203,045. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market capitalization of $647.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.96. Visa has a 1-year low of $252.70 and a 1-year high of $366.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $337.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $325.48.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 13th. Visa's payout ratio is currently 23.72%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 39,350 shares of Visa stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.20, for a total transaction of $12,875,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 26,413 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,642,333.60. This trade represents a 59.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Tullier Kelly Mahon sold 33,741 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.77, for a total transaction of $11,801,589.57. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 36,566 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,789,689.82. This represents a 47.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 143,208 shares of company stock valued at $48,905,978 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Visa

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of V. von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Visa in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Visa during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC grew its holdings in Visa by 48.5% during the 4th quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 98 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Visa in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by 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.