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

Should you buy Visa stock or one of its competitors? Visa's main competitors and comparable companies include Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), and Tesla (TSLA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

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 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Visa. Amazon.com 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
Amazon.com$775.68B3.49$77.67B$12.4320.17
Visa$44.49B14.43$20.06B$11.7630.59

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

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% 18.00% 8.97%
Visa 50.78%67.68%25.45%

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 342 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 361 mentions for Amazon.com and 19 mentions for Visa. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Visa's score of 0.39 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com
234 Very Positive mention(s)
46 Positive mention(s)
36 Neutral mention(s)
26 Negative mention(s)
17 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amazon.com pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 22.8% 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. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $321.63, indicating a potential upside of 28.31%. Visa has a consensus price target of $425.21, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Amazon.com's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)
34 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08

Summary

Amazon.com and Visa tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

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 0.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Alphabet 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.

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%

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 is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 96 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 115 mentions for Alphabet and 19 mentions for Visa. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Visa's score of 0.39 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Alphabet
41 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
38 Neutral mention(s)
15 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Visa has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Visa currently has a consensus target price of $425.21, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $425.60, suggesting a potential upside of 21.35%. 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)
34 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
45 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

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$44.49B14.43$20.06B$11.7630.59
Alphabet$445.87B9.62$132.17B$19.9117.62

Summary

Alphabet beats Visa on 13 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 361 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 380 mentions for NVIDIA and 19 mentions for Visa. NVIDIA's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Visa's score of 0.39 indicating that NVIDIA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NVIDIA
239 Very Positive mention(s)
41 Positive mention(s)
58 Neutral mention(s)
32 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NVIDIA currently has a consensus price target of $324.14, indicating a potential upside of 40.71%. Visa has a consensus price target of $425.21, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Given NVIDIA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NVIDIA
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
50 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.05
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
34 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08

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
NVIDIA$302.97B18.32$120.07B$7.9129.12
Visa$44.49B14.43$20.06B$11.7630.59

NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. NVIDIA pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 22.8% 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 has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 63.66% compared to Visa's net margin of 50.78%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.04% beat Visa's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NVIDIA63.66% 96.04% 71.00%
Visa 50.78%67.68%25.45%

Summary

NVIDIA beats Visa on 14 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

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 1.1%. 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 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 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 a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Visa presently has a consensus target price of $425.21, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $56.31, suggesting a potential upside of 6.97%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)
34 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08
PayPal
4 Sell rating(s)
34 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

In the previous week, PayPal had 19 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for PayPal and 19 mentions for Visa. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Visa's score of 0.39 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
PayPal
20 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

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$44.49B14.43$20.06B$11.7630.59
PayPal$34.13B1.32$5.23B$5.299.95

Summary

Visa beats PayPal on 14 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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Tesla presently has a consensus target price of $410.98, indicating a potential upside of 17.07%. Visa has a consensus target price of $425.21, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. 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)
20 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
34 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08

In the previous week, Tesla had 198 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 217 mentions for Tesla and 19 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Tesla's score of 0.38 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tesla
66 Very Positive mention(s)
49 Positive mention(s)
59 Neutral mention(s)
30 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Visa
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

Tesla has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

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$103.62B13.38$3.79B$1.08325.05
Visa$44.49B14.43$20.06B$11.7630.59

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
Tesla3.67% 3.82% 2.27%
Visa 50.78%67.68%25.45%

Summary

Visa beats Tesla on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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V vs. The Competition

MetricVisaFinancial Services IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$642.46B$26.38B$13.44B$22.73B
Dividend Yield0.73%6.82%5.99%3.69%
P/E Ratio30.6219.1524.3327.67
Price / Sales14.43437.94507.2489.71
Price / Cash28.19308.2450.2341.75
Price / Book17.633.162.704.62
Net Income$20.06B$1.11B$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.45%-1.47%-0.89%-1.54%
1 Month Performance-5.75%-0.07%0.95%-5.81%
1 Year Performance5.39%-2.29%8.32%5.57%

Visa Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
V
Visa
4.8056 of 5 stars
$361.28
-1.3%
$425.21
+17.7%
+7.7%$644.79B$44.49B30.7334,100
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.9889 of 5 stars
$255.30
-1.2%
$321.19
+25.8%
+11.0%$2.75T$716.92B20.541,576,000
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.6043 of 5 stars
$356.82
+0.5%
$422.16
+18.3%
+39.7%$4.38T$402.84B17.97190,820
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.9569 of 5 stars
$228.37
+0.4%
$324.34
+42.0%
+24.9%$5.51T$215.94B28.9242,000
PYPL
PayPal
4.2002 of 5 stars
$53.83
+2.3%
$56.03
+4.1%
-22.7%$46.26B$33.17B10.2223,800

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This page (NYSE:V) was last updated on 9/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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