Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Stock Has Average Target Price of $426.12 According to Brokerages

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the thirty-seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Thirty-four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and three have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $427.24.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on V. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $430.00 price target (up from $394.00) on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Loop Capital raised their price objective on shares of Visa from $387.00 to $404.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $425.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $440.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Tullier Mahon sold 57,272 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.97, for a total transaction of $20,902,561.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 49,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,125,140.14. This represents a 53.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.81, for a total value of $2,108,008.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,444,582.94. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 78,792 shares of company stock worth $28,863,319 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Visa by 2.0% during the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,283 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $461,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Argyle Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Visa by 0.7% in the third quarter. Argyle Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,912 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Visa by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC now owns 728 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Visa by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,363 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $490,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Visa by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Financial Group Inc. now owns 769 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $276,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tokenization may support revenue growth. UBS said Visa and Mastercard could generate additional revenue as digital transactions expand and merchants adopt tokenized payments to improve security and reduce fraud. Tokenization could contribute low-single-digit percentage growth to total revenue and a somewhat larger contribution to value-added services. UBS tokenization revenue article
• Positive Sentiment: Visa is building new growth channels in commercial payments. The company introduced tools using AI agents, virtual-card security and fraud prevention for business payments. Visa is also participating in cross-border stablecoin and tokenized-bank-deposit initiatives involving Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. These efforts could expand payment volume and Visa’s technology-related services over time. Visa AI and stablecoin technology article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst estimates edged higher. Erste Group raised its fiscal 2027 EPS forecast for Visa to $15.04 from $15.01 and maintained a Buy rating, reinforcing confidence in the company’s earnings outlook. Visa analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of a Fireblocks acquisition were denied. Fireblocks said rumors that Visa was pursuing a roughly $2.5 billion acquisition were not true, removing speculation about a potentially significant crypto expansion or acquisition cost. Fireblocks acquisition report
• Negative Sentiment: Payment stocks faced sector-wide pressure. Visa and Mastercard slipped alongside American Express after investors questioned the quality and sustainability of American Express’s quarterly revenue and tax-related results. The reaction suggests investors may be demanding stronger evidence of durable growth ahead of Visa’s earnings report. Payment stocks sector pressure article
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risks remain. With Visa trading at a premium earnings multiple and approaching its 52-week high, investors may be taking profits while awaiting confirmation that AI, stablecoins and tokenization will materially accelerate revenue. Visa’s reported workforce reductions also highlight potential restructuring and automation-related uncertainty.

Visa Trading Down 1.5%

NYSE V opened at $408.02 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $728.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $377.30 and its 200-day moving average is $350.05. Visa has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $414.60.

Visa (NYSE:V) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $11.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.40 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 67.68% and a net margin of 50.78%. Visa’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.98 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Visa will post 13.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.79%.

About Visa

Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic payments between consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments. Through its VisaNet network, the company authorizes, clears and settles transactions made with Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, while generally not issuing cards, extending credit or setting cardholder account terms.

Visa provides payment products and services for consumer, commercial and government payments, as well as digital commerce and money movement.