Visa (V) Competitors

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

Is GOOGL or V a better dividend stock?

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alphabet pays out 9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 23.7% 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GOOGL or V?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alphabet	$350.02B	6.04	$100.12B	$8.97	19.42
Visa	$35.93B	18.23	$19.74B	$9.95	35.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GOOGL or V?

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.

Do analysts recommend GOOGL or V?

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.83%. Visa has a consensus target price of $372.84, indicating a potential upside of 5.04%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Visa	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media favor GOOGL or V?

In the previous week, Alphabet had 56 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 160 mentions for Alphabet and 104 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Alphabet's score of 1.17 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphabet	116 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Visa	92 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GOOGL or V?

Alphabet has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GOOGL or V more profitable?

Visa has a net margin of 52.86% compared to Alphabet's net margin of 30.86%. Visa's return on equity of 56.28% beat Alphabet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphabet	30.86%	34.54%	25.07%
Visa	52.86%	56.28%	22.94%

Summary

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