Visa (V) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Visa Inc. operates a global payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. Its network supports the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments, including transactions made in person and online.

The company’s services include payment processing, fraud prevention, identity and risk management, and money-transfer solutions such as Visa Direct. Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards are issued by participating financial institutions; Visa generally provides the network and related services rather than issuing cards or extending credit directly to consumers.

Visa traces its roots to BankAmericard, a bank card program launched in California in 1958. The brand became Visa in 1976, and the company now serves customers and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. Ryan McInerney has served as Visa’s chief executive officer since 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $422.59 to $427.46
• 50-Day Range: $359.94 to $436.21
• 52-Week Range: $293.89 to $442.23
• Volume: 4.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $759.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.51
• Dividend Yield: 0.73%
• Price Target: $443.35
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Visa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Visa scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 301st out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Visa has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.05, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 35 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Visa is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Visa has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Visa are expected to grow by 13.32% in the coming year, from $15.02 to $17.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Visa is 34.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Visa is 34.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.55.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Visa has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Visa has a P/B Ratio of 21.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.20% of the float of Visa has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Visa has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.25, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Visa has recently increased by 4.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Visa has a dividend yield of 0.74%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Visa has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Visa is 25.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Visa will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.33% next year. This indicates that Visa will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Visa has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 50 news articles for Visa this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

115 people have searched for V on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

69 people have added Visa to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 44% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Visa insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $12,634,720.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.12% of the stock of Visa is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.15% of the stock of Visa is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• 30th Annual UBS Global Technology and AI Conference: 12/01/2026
• 10th Annual Wells Fargo TMT Summit: 12/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/28/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:V
• CIK: 1403161
• Web: www.visa.com
• Phone: (650) 432-3200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 34,800
• Year Founded: 1958

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Visa: $443.35
• High Price Target: $500.00
• Low Price Target: $375.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.05
• Research Coverage: 37 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.00
• P/E Growth: 1.79
• Net Income: $23.50 billion
• Net Margins: 51.20%
• Pretax Margin: 61.20%
• Return on Equity: 70.50%
• Return on Assets: 26.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $45.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 16.54
• Cash Flow: $15.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.07
• Book Value: $19.95 per share
• Price / Book: 21.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,784,430,000
• Free Float: 1,782,288,000
• Market Cap: $759.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80