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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?

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

82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Visa presently has a consensus target price of $386.70, indicating a potential upside of 18.01%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $312.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.59%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Visa is more favorable than Amazon.com.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.12
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
57 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 206 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 293 mentions for Amazon.com and 87 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.89 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
70 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amazon.com
184 Very Positive mention(s)
38 Positive mention(s)
34 Neutral mention(s)
21 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Visa has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Visa has a net margin of 51.68% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 12.22%. Visa's return on equity of 65.00% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa51.68% 65.00% 24.62%
Amazon.com 12.22%19.92%9.86%

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
Visa$40B14.69$20.06B$11.4828.54
Amazon.com$716.92B4.06$77.67B$8.3632.37

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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 109 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 196 mentions for Alphabet and 87 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Alphabet's score of 0.95 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
70 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
135 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
22 Neutral mention(s)
25 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Visa$40B14.69$20.06B$11.4828.54
Alphabet$402.84B11.44$132.17B$13.1129.01

Visa has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Visa pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 6.4% 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.

82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Visa presently has a consensus target price of $386.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.01%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $412.94, suggesting a potential upside of 8.57%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Visa is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.12
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
47 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

Visa has a net margin of 51.68% compared to Alphabet's net margin of 37.92%. Visa's return on equity of 65.00% beat Alphabet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa51.68% 65.00% 24.62%
Alphabet 37.92%38.99%27.41%

Summary

Visa and Alphabet tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Visa compare to NVIDIA?

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

NVIDIA has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its share price is 125% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 257 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 344 mentions for NVIDIA and 87 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.94 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NVIDIA
222 Very Positive mention(s)
34 Positive mention(s)
46 Neutral mention(s)
28 Negative mention(s)
10 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
70 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of NVIDIA 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to Visa's net margin of 51.68%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat Visa's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NVIDIA62.97% 96.94% 72.16%
Visa 51.68%65.00%24.62%

NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. NVIDIA pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 23.3% 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. NVIDIA has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Visa has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

NVIDIA presently has a consensus price target of $305.38, indicating a potential upside of 44.63%. Visa has a consensus price target of $386.70, indicating a potential upside of 18.01%. Given NVIDIA's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NVIDIA
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
47 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.12

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NVIDIA$215.94B23.66$120.07B$6.5332.33
Visa$40B14.69$20.06B$11.4828.54

Summary

NVIDIA beats Visa on 13 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 business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Visa has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. PayPal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Visa pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PayPal pays out 10.5% 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. PayPal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Visa has a net margin of 51.68% compared to PayPal's net margin of 15.00%. Visa's return on equity of 65.00% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa51.68% 65.00% 24.62%
PayPal 15.00%25.02%6.30%

Visa currently has a consensus target price of $386.70, indicating a potential upside of 18.01%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $55.85, indicating a potential upside of 24.81%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.12
PayPal
5 Sell rating(s)
32 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07

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$40B14.69$20.06B$11.4828.54
PayPal$33.17B1.19$5.23B$5.338.40

In the previous week, Visa had 49 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Visa and 38 mentions for PayPal. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat PayPal's score of 0.85 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
70 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PayPal
19 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Summary

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

How does Visa compare to Tesla?

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

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

Visa has a net margin of 51.68% compared to Tesla's net margin of 3.95%. Visa's return on equity of 65.00% beat Tesla's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tesla3.95% 4.89% 2.93%
Visa 51.68%65.00%24.62%

Visa has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Tesla$94.83B17.26$3.79B$1.09399.81
Visa$40B14.69$20.06B$11.4828.54

In the previous week, Tesla had 134 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 221 mentions for Tesla and 87 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Tesla's score of 0.80 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tesla
117 Very Positive mention(s)
34 Positive mention(s)
39 Neutral mention(s)
21 Negative mention(s)
9 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
70 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Tesla currently has a consensus target price of $395.20, suggesting a potential downside of 9.31%. Visa has a consensus target price of $386.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.01%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Visa is more favorable than Tesla.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tesla
5 Sell rating(s)
17 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.34
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.12

Tesla has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Visa beats Tesla on 10 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 Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$585.41B$29.83B$6.70B$22.74B
Dividend Yield0.82%3.52%3.01%4.08%
P/E Ratio28.5433.1828.6830.62
Price / Sales14.698.70429.4015.47
Price / Cash25.0215.8623.7925.14
Price / Book16.737.007.024.79
Net Income$20.06B$1.10B$205.41M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.47%1.51%3.72%1.14%
1 Month Performance-0.90%0.91%3.61%1.26%
1 Year Performance-10.33%-7.22%41.75%28.06%

Visa Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
V
Visa
4.8531 of 5 stars
$327.68
+0.8%
$386.70
+18.0%
-10.3%$585.41B$40B28.5434,100
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.5807 of 5 stars
$263.92
-0.9%
$312.66
+18.5%
+32.7%$2.84T$716.92B31.571,576,000
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.1607 of 5 stars
$388.26
+1.4%
$412.65
+6.3%
+124.1%$4.70T$402.84B29.62190,820
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.9933 of 5 stars
$215.02
-0.1%
$303.96
+41.4%
+57.2%$5.20T$215.94B32.9342,000
PYPL
PayPal
4.7577 of 5 stars
$44.10
-0.3%
$55.85
+26.6%
-36.1%$38.90B$33.17B8.2723,800

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