Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for Visa Earnings

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Visa in a report released on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the credit-card processor will post earnings of $3.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.00. The consensus estimate for Visa’s current full-year earnings is $11.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Visa’s Q3 2026 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.79 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.49 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.47 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.63 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.90 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $16.14 EPS.

V has been the topic of several other reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Visa to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $405.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $425.00 target price on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $425.00 price target on Visa and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $400.00.

Visa Stock Performance

Shares of Visa stock opened at $335.76 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $615.37 billion, a PE ratio of 32.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Visa has a 52 week low of $299.00 and a 52 week high of $375.51. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $342.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $348.69.

Visa (NYSE:V) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit-card processor reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $10.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.60 billion. Visa had a return on equity of 60.31% and a net margin of 50.15%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.71 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Keystone Global Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Visa in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Visa in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Visa during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its position in shares of Visa by 287.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 89 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Visa

In related news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,027 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $344.02, for a total value of $697,328.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 11,925 shares in the company, valued at $4,102,438.50. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 10,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $341.00, for a total transaction of $3,575,385.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,117. This trade represents a 95.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 23,897 shares of company stock valued at $8,164,561. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Visa Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. This is a boost from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.25%.

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services.