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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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $322.39, indicating a potential upside of 24.03%. Visa has a consensus price target of $413.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. Given Amazon.com's higher probable upside, research 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

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 223 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 268 mentions for Amazon.com and 45 mentions for Visa. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Visa's score of 0.92 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
163 Very Positive mention(s)
42 Positive mention(s)
28 Neutral mention(s)
24 Negative mention(s)
9 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
32 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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$716.92B3.91$77.67B$12.4320.91
Visa$40B16.34$20.06B$11.7631.15

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%

Summary

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

Alphabet has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

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$402.84B10.34$132.17B$19.9117.11
Visa$40B16.34$20.06B$11.7631.15

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $420.19, indicating a potential upside of 23.34%. Visa has a consensus target price of $413.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. Given Alphabet's higher probable upside, equities 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 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 118 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 163 mentions for Alphabet and 45 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Alphabet'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
Alphabet
103 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
40 Neutral mention(s)
14 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Visa
32 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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.

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

Visa has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the broader market.

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

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
Visa$40B16.34$20.06B$11.7631.15
NVIDIA$215.94B24.30$120.07B$6.5333.21

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 presently has a consensus price target of $413.58, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. NVIDIA has a consensus price target of $307.28, suggesting a potential upside of 41.70%. Given NVIDIA's higher possible 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
49 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 282 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 327 mentions for NVIDIA and 45 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.70 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
32 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NVIDIA
169 Very Positive mention(s)
53 Positive mention(s)
67 Neutral mention(s)
30 Negative mention(s)
7 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Visa has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

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$40B16.34$20.06B$11.7631.15
PayPal$34.13B1.56$5.23B$5.2911.78

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of PayPal shares are owned by company 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 currently has a consensus price target of $413.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $56.28, indicating a potential downside of 9.67%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

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 0.9%. 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%

In the previous week, PayPal had 25 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for PayPal and 45 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat PayPal's score of 0.76 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
32 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PayPal
31 Very Positive mention(s)
13 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Visa currently has a consensus target price of $413.58, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Tesla has a consensus target price of $401.74, suggesting a potential upside of 16.40%. 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)
22 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

In the previous week, Tesla had 171 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 216 mentions for Tesla and 45 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Tesla's score of 0.53 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
32 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tesla
87 Very Positive mention(s)
34 Positive mention(s)
56 Neutral mention(s)
27 Negative mention(s)
11 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
Visa50.78% 67.68% 25.45%
Tesla 3.67%3.82%2.27%

Visa has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the broader market.

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$40B16.34$20.06B$11.7631.15
Tesla$94.83B14.37$3.79B$1.08319.56

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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V vs. The Competition

MetricVisaFinancial Services IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$652.28B$27.25B$13.95B$24.27B
Dividend Yield0.73%6.04%5.88%3.70%
P/E Ratio31.1518.7929.4829.98
Price / Sales16.34442.03520.2020.01
Price / Cash28.02144.0337.7332.31
Price / Book18.853.102.156.75
Net Income$20.06B$1.09B$1.31B$1.07B
7 Day Performance0.66%0.72%-0.78%-1.29%
1 Month Performance2.91%0.78%1.08%1.64%
1 Year Performance6.62%-10.38%11.53%17.29%

Visa Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
V
Visa
4.8375 of 5 stars
$366.31
+0.2%
$413.58
+12.9%
+6.5%$652.28B$40B31.1534,100
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.9479 of 5 stars
$273.21
-1.8%
$322.56
+18.1%
+16.1%$2.95T$716.92B21.981,576,000
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.8838 of 5 stars
$351.82
-1.6%
$419.86
+19.3%
+70.9%$4.30T$402.84B17.66190,820
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.9926 of 5 stars
$219.25
+0.8%
$304.26
+38.8%
+23.6%$5.30T$215.94B33.5242,000
PYPL
PayPal
3.8001 of 5 stars
$59.02
-0.1%
$55.72
-5.6%
-8.5%$50.55B$33.17B11.1723,800

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