Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Visa in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the credit-card processor will post earnings of $2.83 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.80. The consensus estimate for Visa's current full-year earnings is $11.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Visa's Q2 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.32 EPS.
Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com downgraded Visa from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Visa from $340.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Visa from $346.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Macquarie lowered their price target on Visa from $400.00 to $380.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $362.38.
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Visa Trading Up 0.9 %
V stock opened at $353.16 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The business's 50-day moving average is $336.96 and its 200 day moving average is $326.25. The stock has a market cap of $656.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.48, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.96. Visa has a 12-month low of $252.70 and a 12-month high of $366.54.
Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.08. Visa had a net margin of 54.27% and a return on equity of 54.79%. The company had revenue of $9.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.57 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.51 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Visa Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 13th. Visa's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.72%.
Insider Activity at Visa
In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $363.00, for a total value of $3,129,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 537 shares in the company, valued at $194,931. This trade represents a 94.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,575 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.58, for a total value of $889,868.50. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 11,925 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,121,041.50. This trade represents a 17.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 107,135 shares of company stock worth $36,289,074. 0.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of V. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Visa by 7.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,733,284 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $1,576,366,000 after acquiring an additional 411,210 shares during the last quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Visa by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $1,557,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC raised its holdings in shares of Visa by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC now owns 12,540 shares of the credit-card processor's stock valued at $3,908,000 after purchasing an additional 667 shares during the period. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its holdings in Visa by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 2,587 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $818,000 after buying an additional 1,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CJM Wealth Advisers Ltd. increased its position in shares of Visa by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. CJM Wealth Advisers Ltd. now owns 3,914 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $1,237,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.15% of the company's stock.
About Visa
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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.
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