Brokerages Set Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Target Price at $387.67

Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the twenty-six brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seventeen have given a buy recommendation and six have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $386.6957.

V has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $387.00 target price on the stock. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $403.00 price target (up from $391.00) on shares of Visa in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered Visa from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $160.00 price objective on Visa in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th.

Visa News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Crypto-linked card spending is surging, and analysts say Visa is capturing about 90% of crypto card transactions through partnerships with onchain-native companies, highlighting another growth channel for payment volume. Crypto card monthly transaction volume surges 230% from 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Visa expanded its Commercial Solutions Hub and integrated Accounts Receivable Manager to make it easier for issuers and suppliers to scale virtual card programs, supporting growth in higher-margin B2B payments. Visa Expands Commercial Solutions Hub to Promote Virtual Card Use
• Positive Sentiment: Visa’s new partnership with PingPong extends commercial card use for global business payouts in 170+ countries, reinforcing Visa’s push to capture more cross-border supplier payments. PingPong partners with Visa to launch Card to Account Payment Solution for global businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Highnote’s launch of AI-initiated payment capabilities built with Visa Intelligent Commerce suggests Visa is positioning itself early in agentic commerce and programmable payments. Highnote Collaborates with Visa on Agentic Commerce for AI-Initiated Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Overweight rating and $400 price target after Visa’s earnings beat, which supports investor confidence but does not appear to be a fresh catalyst. Cantor Fitzgerald Reaffirms Overweight Rating on Visa (V) After Earnings Beat

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Lloyd Carney sold 650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.62, for a total value of $201,253.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 2,679 shares in the company, valued at $829,471.98. The trade was a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Chris Suh sold 10,639 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.81, for a total value of $3,455,653.59. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,206,524.32. This trade represents a 51.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 42,744 shares of company stock worth $14,356,010 over the last three months. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Visa

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 20,635 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,522,000 after purchasing an additional 6,883 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Visa by 68.9% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,733,000 after purchasing an additional 4,817 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its position in shares of Visa by 4.6% during the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 10,941 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $3,834,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY increased its position in shares of Visa by 16.9% during the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 1,133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Visa by 13.8% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,367 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $6,521,000 after purchasing an additional 2,230 shares in the last quarter. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Visa Stock Performance

V opened at $327.71 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $313.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $325.11. Visa has a 1 year low of $293.89 and a 1 year high of $375.51. The stock has a market cap of $587.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.78.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The credit-card processor reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.21. Visa had a net margin of 51.68% and a return on equity of 65.00%. The firm had revenue of $11.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.76 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Visa will post 13.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Visa Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be given a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Visa’s payout ratio is 23.34%.

Visa announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Tuesday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit-card processor to repurchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Visa Company Profile

Visa Inc is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic funds transfers and digital commerce by connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments. The firm operates one of the world’s largest payment networks, providing processing, authorization, clearing and settlement services for credit, debit and prepaid card transactions. Visa’s network-based model enables partner banks and other issuers to offer branded payment products while Visa focuses on the infrastructure, standards and technologies that move money securely and efficiently around the world.

Visa’s product and service portfolio includes card-based payment products for consumers and businesses, real-time push-payment capabilities, tokenization and authentication services, fraud and risk-management tools, data analytics and APIs for fintech and merchant integration.