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V vs. AMZN, GOOGL, NVDA, PYPL, and TSLA

Should you buy Visa stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Visa with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Visa include Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), and Tesla (TSLA).

How does Visa compare to Amazon.com?

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Visa (NYSE:V) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $322.12, suggesting a potential upside of 18.61%. Visa has a consensus target price of $411.77, suggesting a potential upside of 12.40%. Given Amazon.com's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
56 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 317 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 425 mentions for Amazon.com and 108 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.79 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com
209 Very Positive mention(s)
94 Positive mention(s)
66 Neutral mention(s)
33 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Visa has a net margin of 50.78% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 17.44%. Visa's return on equity of 67.68% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amazon.com17.44% 19.59% 9.72%
Visa 50.78%67.68%25.45%

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Visa. Visa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amazon.com$716.92B4.07$77.67B$8.3632.49
Visa$40B16.43$20.06B$11.7631.15

Summary

Visa beats Amazon.com on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Visa compare to Alphabet?

Visa (NYSE:V) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Visa currently has a consensus price target of $411.77, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $419.86, indicating a potential upside of 17.90%. Given Alphabet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
44 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.04

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Visa. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Visa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Visa$40B16.43$20.06B$11.7631.15
Alphabet$402.84B10.81$132.17B$19.9117.89

82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet 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.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 130 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 238 mentions for Alphabet and 108 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Alphabet's score of 0.77 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
145 Very Positive mention(s)
13 Positive mention(s)
32 Neutral mention(s)
27 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Visa has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Visa pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.4% 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 Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Visa's net margin of 50.78%. Visa's return on equity of 67.68% beat Alphabet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa50.78% 67.68% 25.45%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

Summary

Alphabet beats Visa on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Visa compare to NVIDIA?

Visa (NYSE:V) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of NVIDIA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 229 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 337 mentions for NVIDIA and 108 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.73 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NVIDIA
191 Very Positive mention(s)
38 Positive mention(s)
56 Neutral mention(s)
42 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Visa presently has a consensus target price of $411.77, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. NVIDIA has a consensus target price of $304.26, indicating a potential upside of 51.56%. Given NVIDIA's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23
NVIDIA
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
48 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to Visa's net margin of 50.78%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat Visa's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa50.78% 67.68% 25.45%
NVIDIA 62.97%96.94%72.16%

Visa has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market.

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than Visa. NVIDIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Visa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Visa$40B16.43$20.06B$11.7631.15
NVIDIA$215.94B22.50$120.07B$6.5330.74

Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Visa pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NVIDIA pays out 15.3% 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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and NVIDIA has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

NVIDIA beats Visa on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Visa compare to PayPal?

Visa (NYSE:V) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, PayPal had 31 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 139 mentions for PayPal and 108 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat PayPal's score of 0.71 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PayPal
62 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
34 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Visa has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. PayPal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Visa pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PayPal pays out 10.6% 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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. PayPal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Visa has a net margin of 50.78% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.36%. Visa's return on equity of 67.68% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa50.78% 67.68% 25.45%
PayPal 14.36%24.39%6.06%

Visa has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Visa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Visa$40B16.43$20.06B$11.7631.15
PayPal$33.17B1.48$5.23B$5.2910.81

82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of PayPal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Visa currently has a consensus target price of $411.77, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $55.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.99%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Visa is more favorable than PayPal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23
PayPal
4 Sell rating(s)
34 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

Summary

Visa beats PayPal on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Visa compare to Tesla?

Visa (NYSE:V) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Visa has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Tesla had 178 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 286 mentions for Tesla and 108 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Tesla's score of 0.31 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tesla
100 Very Positive mention(s)
41 Positive mention(s)
55 Neutral mention(s)
67 Negative mention(s)
22 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Visa has a net margin of 50.78% compared to Tesla's net margin of 3.67%. Visa's return on equity of 67.68% beat Tesla's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa50.78% 67.68% 25.45%
Tesla 3.67%3.82%2.27%

82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Tesla shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Visa currently has a consensus price target of $411.77, suggesting a potential upside of 12.40%. Tesla has a consensus price target of $402.24, suggesting a potential upside of 29.26%. Given Tesla's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tesla is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23
Tesla
4 Sell rating(s)
19 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42

Visa has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tesla. Visa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Visa$40B16.43$20.06B$11.7631.15
Tesla$94.83B12.96$3.79B$1.08288.15

Summary

Visa beats Tesla on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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V vs. The Competition

MetricVisaFinancial Services IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$657.00B$27.10B$13.66B$23.72B
Dividend Yield0.73%5.77%5.96%4.20%
P/E Ratio31.1519.3028.6530.99
Price / Sales16.43386.39465.4313.94
Price / Cash28.08157.0753.1131.71
Price / Book18.953.293.684.62
Net Income$20.06B$1.09B$1.31B$1.07B
7 Day Performance3.11%0.07%4.00%0.36%
1 Month Performance4.26%-3.29%-0.12%-0.19%
1 Year Performance8.12%-10.11%13.26%19.11%

Visa Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
V
Visa
4.5821 of 5 stars
$366.33
+0.0%
$411.77
+12.4%
+6.0%$657.00B$40B31.1534,100
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.7836 of 5 stars
$247.96
-0.8%
$312.91
+26.2%
+16.0%$2.67T$716.92B29.671,576,000
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.8455 of 5 stars
$347.96
-1.1%
$414.54
+19.1%
+85.6%$4.22T$402.84B26.56190,820
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.9746 of 5 stars
$206.63
+1.6%
$304.26
+47.2%
+12.9%$5.00T$215.94B31.6242,000
PYPL
PayPal
3.2151 of 5 stars
$55.75
-1.9%
$54.61
-2.0%
-16.8%$49.17B$33.17B10.4623,800

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