Visa (V) Competitors $342.40 -3.10 (-0.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$342.92 +0.51 (+0.15%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock V vs. MA, ADP, FI, PAYX, FIS, BR, GPN, JKHY, G, and EXLSShould you be buying Visa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Visa include Mastercard (MA), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Fiserv (FI), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), and ExlService (EXLS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Visa vs. Mastercard Automatic Data Processing Fiserv Paychex Fidelity National Information Services Broadridge Financial Solutions Global Payments Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Is V or MA more profitable? Visa has a net margin of 54.27% compared to Mastercard's net margin of 45.71%. Mastercard's return on equity of 188.47% beat Visa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Visa54.27% 54.79% 22.62% Mastercard 45.71%188.47%30.05% Is V or MA a better dividend stock? Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Visa pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mastercard pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Visa has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Mastercard has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor V or MA? Visa received 840 more outperform votes than Mastercard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.34% of users gave Visa an outperform vote while only 73.07% of users gave Mastercard an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVisaOutperform Votes239580.34% Underperform Votes58619.66%MastercardOutperform Votes155573.07% Underperform Votes57326.93% Which has better valuation and earnings, V or MA? Visa has higher revenue and earnings than Mastercard. Visa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mastercard, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVisa$36.80B17.28$19.74B$9.9234.52Mastercard$28.17B17.70$12.87B$13.8939.37 Does the media refer more to V or MA? In the previous week, Visa had 38 more articles in the media than Mastercard. MarketBeat recorded 88 mentions for Visa and 50 mentions for Mastercard. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Mastercard's score of 1.02 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Visa 55 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mastercard 32 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, V or MA? Visa has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercard has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer V or MA? Visa currently has a consensus price target of $362.38, indicating a potential upside of 5.83%. Mastercard has a consensus price target of $607.96, indicating a potential upside of 11.18%. Given Mastercard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Visa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Visa 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Mastercard 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in V or MA? 82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Mastercard shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Mastercard shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMastercard beats Visa on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Visa News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for V and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart V vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVisaBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$636.11B$20.44B$22.15B$18.96BDividend Yield0.70%2.66%2.58%4.01%P/E Ratio34.5233.6730.6832.87Price / Sales17.287.46171.4928.03Price / Cash30.4032.3031.5117.52Price / Book17.015.235.024.47Net Income$19.74B$676.58M$194.53M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.94%0.42%0.82%0.73%1 Month Performance-1.27%2.05%3.54%-2.62%1 Year Performance28.09%21.52%12.53%4.59% Visa Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VVisa4.5848 of 5 stars$342.40-0.9%$362.38+5.8%+28.5%$636.11B$36.80B34.5226,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsMAMastercard4.7966 of 5 stars$532.61-0.2%$607.96+14.1%+21.4%$485.70B$28.17B38.3529,900Earnings ReportPositive NewsADPAutomatic Data Processing4.1879 of 5 stars$291.700.0%$302.30+3.6%+24.3%$118.81B$18.78B30.4160,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsFIFiserv4.837 of 5 stars$177.69+0.1%$231.88+30.5%+20.9%$99.19B$383.42M32.9441,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPAYXPaychex3.835 of 5 stars$143.06-0.1%$141.00-1.4%+23.8%$51.52B$5.44B30.1116,000Positive NewsFISFidelity National Information Services4.81 of 5 stars$77.54-2.2%$89.29+15.1%+16.3%$41.04B$10.13B29.6869,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsBRBroadridge Financial Solutions3.9202 of 5 stars$235.79-0.8%$241.00+2.2%+25.4%$27.61B$6.68B36.9214,300Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.9908 of 5 stars$74.11+2.2%$112.86+52.3%-37.8%$18.20B$10.11B11.9825,000Upcoming EarningsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.2047 of 5 stars$169.68-0.7%$186.45+9.9%+6.6%$12.37B$2.27B30.646,850Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGGenpact3.4637 of 5 stars$47.82-0.5%$50.38+5.3%+63.6%$8.40B$4.77B16.83109,600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEXLSExlService3.4902 of 5 stars$43.93-1.1%$48.86+11.2%+67.2%$7.12B$1.84B38.4845,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MA Competitors ADP Competitors FI Competitors PAYX Competitors FIS Competitors BR Competitors GPN Competitors JKHY Competitors G Competitors EXLS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:V) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump to solve American wealth loss?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? 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