Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates commerce through the transfer of value and information among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It operates VisaNet, a processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions; and offers fraud protection for account holders and assured payment for merchants. The company also offers gateway services for merchants to accept, process, and reconcile payments; manage fraud; and safeguard payment security online, as well as processing services for participating issuers of visa debit, prepaid, and ATM payment products. In addition, it provides digital products, including Visa Checkout that offers consumers an expedited, and secure payment experience for online transactions; and Visa Direct, a push payment product platform, that allows businesses, governments, and consumers to use the Visa network to transfer funds from an originating account to another via a debit, prepaid, or credit card number, as well as Visa token service that replaces the card account numbers from the transaction with a token. Further the company offers corporate (travel) and purchasing card products, as well as value-added services. It provides its services under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink, V PAY, and PLUS brands. Visa Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NYSE
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services
SectorBusiness Services
SymbolNYSE:V
CUSIP92826C83
Phone650-432-3200
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.60
Current Ratio1.69
Quick Ratio1.69
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio40.29
Forward P/E Ratio30.75
P/E Growth1.79
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$18.36 billion
Price / Sales15.54
Cash Flow$4.2970 per share
Price / Cash32.63
Book Value$13.69 per share
Price / Book10.24
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.48
Net Income$6.70 billion
Net Margins47.91%
Return on Equity36.09%
Return on Assets14.79%
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Outstanding Shares2,034,250,000
Market Cap$284.25 billion
Visa (NYSE:V) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Visa's stock symbol?
Visa trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "V."
How often does Visa pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Visa?
Visa announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Tuesday, September 4th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.60%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 16th. View Visa's Dividend History.
When did Visa's stock split? How did Visa's stock split work?
Visa's stock split on Thursday, March 19th 2015. The 4-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 29th 2015. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, March 18th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of Visa stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.
How will Visa's stock buyback program work?
Visa announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Friday, February 2nd 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $7,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Visa's earnings last quarter?
Visa Inc (NYSE:V) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 25th. The credit-card processor reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.11. The credit-card processor earned $5.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.09 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 36.09% and a net margin of 47.91%. The company's revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. View Visa's Earnings History.
When is Visa's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for V?
30 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Visa's shares. Their forecasts range from $124.00 to $170.00. On average, they anticipate Visa's share price to reach $148.1379 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Visa.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Visa?
30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Visa in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 28 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Visa.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Visa stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Visa stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Visa’s fiscal third quarter bottom line beat estimates and improved year over year on growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions. The company is witnessing growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions owing to a strong economy and a positive consumer sentiment driving higher spending. Numerous strategic acquisitions and alliances, technology upgrades and effective marketing have paved the way for long-term growth and consistent revenue rise. Visa is well poised to gain from the growing electronic payment processing and a strong international business. Given solid operational performance, management expects fiscal 2018 operating EPS to grow in low-30s on low double digits revenue growth. A solid balance sheet ensures effective capital deployment. Shares of Visa have outperformed the industry in a year's time. Nevertheless, high client incentives might put pressure on revenues." (8/1/2018)
- 2. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "1QFY18 preview: We expect high single-digit revenue growth for the period. Our 4QFY17 revenue estimate is $4.84 bn (+8.5% y/y) vs. the FactSet consensus of $4.82 bn. Our EPS estimate is $1.00, just above the consensus of $0.99. Visa has had revenue growth of 14-26% for the past four quarters due to the addition of Visa Europe. Because the Visa Europe acquisition has anniversaried, we expect revenue to normalize to a high-single/low-double-digit growth trajectory." (1/29/2018)
Are investors shorting Visa?
Visa saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 31,071,766 shares, an increase of 10.1% from the July 13th total of 28,213,960 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,913,651 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Visa's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Visa's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Visa include Alibaba Group (BABA), Mastercard (MA), Accenture (ACN), Paypal (PYPL), Booking (BKNG), Fidelity National Information Servcs (FIS), eBay (EBAY), NetEase (NTES), First Data (FDC), Ctrip.Com International (CTRP), FleetCor Technologies (FLT), Global Payments (GPN), Total System Services (TSS), Mercadolibre (MELI) and Worldpay (WP).
Who are Visa's key executives?
Visa's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Alfred Francis Kelly Jr., CEO & Director (Age 60)
- Mr. Ryan M. McInerney, Pres (Age 43)
- Mr. Vasant M. Prabhu, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 58)
- Mr. Rajat Taneja, Exec. VP of Technology & Operations (Age 54)
- Ms. Kelly Mahon Tullier, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 52)
Has Visa been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about V stock has trended somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Visa earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.03 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the credit-card processor an impact score of 48.16 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Visa.
Who are Visa's major shareholders?
Visa's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.98%), FMR LLC (4.20%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.56%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.91%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.87%) and Edgewood Management LLC (0.75%). Company insiders that own Visa stock include Charles W Scharf, Ellen Richey, James H Hoffmeister, Lynne Biggar, Mary B Cranston, Robert W Matschullat, Ryan Mcinerney, Tullier Kelly Mahon, Vasant M Prabhu and William M Sheedy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Visa.
Which institutional investors are selling Visa stock?
V stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Legal & General Group Plc, TD Asset Management Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Meritage Group LP and Brown Advisory Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Visa company stock in the last year include James H Hoffmeister, Lynne Biggar, Mary B Cranston, Robert W Matschullat, Ryan Mcinerney, Tullier Kelly Mahon and Vasant M Prabhu. View Insider Buying and Selling for Visa.
Which institutional investors are buying Visa stock?
V stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, FMR LLC, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., OppenheimerFunds Inc., Third Point LLC, BlackRock Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and American Century Companies Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Visa.
How do I buy shares of Visa?
Shares of V can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Visa's stock price today?
One share of V stock can currently be purchased for approximately $140.21.
How big of a company is Visa?
Visa has a market capitalization of $284.25 billion and generates $18.36 billion in revenue each year. The credit-card processor earns $6.70 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.48 on an earnings per share basis.
How can I contact Visa?
Visa's mailing address is P.O. BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94128. The credit-card processor can be reached via phone at 650-432-3200 or via email at [email protected]
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