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

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%

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

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 217 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Amazon.com and 90 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.75 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
181 Very Positive mention(s)
45 Positive mention(s)
43 Neutral mention(s)
23 Negative mention(s)
14 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company 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$716.92B3.80$77.67B$12.4320.31
Visa$40B16.41$20.06B$11.7631.29

Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $323.26, suggesting a potential upside of 28.08%. Visa has a consensus price target of $416.62, suggesting a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Amazon.com's higher possible upside, equities 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
56 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.98
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23

Summary

Visa beats Amazon.com on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Visa compare to Alphabet?

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) 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, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $420.19, indicating a potential upside of 27.08%. Visa has a consensus price target of $416.62, indicating a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Alphabet's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
45 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23

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
Alphabet$402.84B10.04$132.17B$19.9116.61
Visa$40B16.41$20.06B$11.7631.29

40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alphabet pays out 4.4% 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. Alphabet 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.

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
Alphabet54.77% 51.32% 35.42%
Visa 50.78%67.68%25.45%

In the previous week, Alphabet had 87 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 177 mentions for Alphabet and 90 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Alphabet's score of 1.03 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alphabet
137 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
22 Neutral mention(s)
14 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Alphabet has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% 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.

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

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
Visa50.78% 67.68% 25.45%
NVIDIA 63.66%96.04%71.00%

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 238 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 328 mentions for NVIDIA and 90 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat NVIDIA'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
65 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NVIDIA
191 Very Positive mention(s)
49 Positive mention(s)
53 Neutral mention(s)
29 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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$40B16.41$20.06B$11.7631.29
NVIDIA$215.94B24.96$120.07B$7.9128.28

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

Visa currently has a consensus target price of $416.62, indicating a potential upside of 13.23%. NVIDIA has a consensus target price of $324.34, indicating a potential upside of 45.01%. 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
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)
3 Hold rating(s)
50 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.98

Visa has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the broader market.

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 0.4%. Visa pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NVIDIA pays out 12.6% 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 and NVIDIA 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.

Summary

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

How does Visa compare to PayPal?

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

In the previous week, Visa had 42 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for Visa and 48 mentions for PayPal. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat PayPal's score of 0.44 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PayPal
19 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
PayPal14.36% 24.39% 6.06%
Visa 50.78%67.68%25.45%

PayPal has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% 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.

PayPal currently has a consensus price target of $56.03, indicating a potential upside of 7.39%. Visa has a consensus price target of $416.62, indicating a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Visa is more favorable than PayPal.

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

PayPal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. PayPal pays out 10.6% 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. PayPal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of PayPal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are held by 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.

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
PayPal$33.17B1.35$5.23B$5.299.86
Visa$40B16.41$20.06B$11.7631.29

Summary

Visa beats PayPal on 16 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 dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Tesla has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.76, indicating 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$94.83B15.32$3.79B$1.08340.56
Visa$40B16.41$20.06B$11.7631.29

In the previous week, Tesla had 322 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 412 mentions for Tesla and 90 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Tesla's score of 0.70 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tesla
199 Very Positive mention(s)
64 Positive mention(s)
71 Neutral mention(s)
56 Negative mention(s)
20 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
65 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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%

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

Tesla currently has a consensus price target of $401.74, indicating a potential upside of 9.23%. Visa has a consensus price target of $416.62, indicating a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Visa is more favorable than Tesla.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tesla
4 Sell rating(s)
18 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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V vs. The Competition

MetricVisaFinancial Services IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$657.81B$27.37B$14.04B$23.49B
Dividend Yield0.73%6.08%5.91%3.76%
P/E Ratio31.2918.8725.7828.73
Price / Sales16.41460.00504.6120.77
Price / Cash28.26181.9540.7034.36
Price / Book18.043.262.764.74
Net Income$20.06B$1.11B$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-2.97%-0.22%2.42%-1.48%
1 Month Performance2.01%13.18%0.66%-2.03%
1 Year Performance8.69%-0.71%10.53%11.67%

Visa Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
V
Visa
4.514 of 5 stars
$367.92
-0.2%
$416.62
+13.2%
+6.9%$657.81B$40B31.2934,100
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.8556 of 5 stars
$255.07
-1.8%
$323.09
+26.7%
+5.9%$2.75T$716.92B20.511,576,000
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.6643 of 5 stars
$336.09
-1.0%
$420.19
+25.0%
+38.0%$4.11T$402.84B16.89190,820
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.9375 of 5 stars
$219.05
-0.8%
$324.23
+48.0%
+31.0%$5.27T$215.94B27.6642,000
PYPL
PayPal
4.2242 of 5 stars
$52.69
+0.0%
$56.03
+6.3%
-22.9%$45.07B$33.17B9.9623,800

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