Q1 Earnings Estimate for Visa Issued By KeyCorp (NYSE:V)

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) – Analysts at KeyCorp lowered their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Visa in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 28th. KeyCorp analyst A. Schmidt now anticipates that the credit-card processor will post earnings of $3.63 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.68. KeyCorp currently has an “Overweight” rating and a $425.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Visa’s current full-year earnings is $15.03 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Visa’s Q2 2027 earnings at $3.61 EPS.

Visa (NYSE:V) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The credit-card processor reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.04. Visa had a return on equity of 70.50% and a net margin of 51.20%. The firm had revenue of $12.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.98 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on Visa from $420.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Visa from $420.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Barclays increased their target price on Visa from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Visa from $403.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $440.03.

Visa Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of V stock opened at $425.60 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Visa has a one year low of $293.89 and a one year high of $426.78. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $382.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $342.74. The company has a market capitalization of $759.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.17, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.77.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in V. XXEC Inc. boosted its holdings in Visa by 153,118.8% in the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 186,260,448 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $63,904,097,000 after purchasing an additional 186,138,883 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Visa by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 82,872,209 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $28,432,626,000 after purchasing an additional 566,194 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in Visa by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 15,720,068 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $5,393,398,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808,496 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,842,842 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,672,655,000 after purchasing an additional 316,559 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Visa by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 7,714,919 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,646,911,000 after purchasing an additional 1,092,315 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Visa

In other Visa news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 5,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total transaction of $2,161,236.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 15,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,582,059.38. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Julie Rottenberg sold 2,028 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $381.35, for a total value of $773,377.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 18,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,018,365.40. This trade represents a 9.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 21,520 shares of company stock worth $7,960,757. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Visa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.74%.

More Visa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Visa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Higher analyst target: Cantor Fitzgerald maintained an Overweight rating and raised its price target to $500, citing Visa’s strong fundamentals while highlighting the importance of monitoring its payments mix. Visa Stocks Rise 2.4% With Higher Cantor Target Facing a Payments-Mix Test
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded Visa to Rank #2, or Buy, reflecting growing confidence in its earnings prospects. The upgrade may encourage additional buying and supports the broader analyst-positive narrative. Visa Upgraded to Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Stablecoin adoption is expanding: Visa reported a surge in stablecoin use for business payments, offering a potential long-term growth avenue and reinforcing its role in emerging payment technologies. Visa Reports Surge in Stablecoin Use for Business Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Credit trends remain supportive: Recent big-bank results suggest consumers are managing credit-card debt relatively well, reducing concern that credit deterioration will hurt payment volumes. What the Big Banks’ Third-Quarter Reports Say About Credit Card Borrowers
• Neutral Sentiment: Visa is receiving substantial investor attention, while analysts are publishing updated expectations for its upcoming quarterly results. This may increase trading interest but does not itself change the company’s fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Visa
• Negative Sentiment: Industry risks remain: Visa and other payment networks face higher technology costs and inflation pressure. Investors are also watching whether shifts in the payments mix and competition from alternative payment methods could constrain growth. Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Visa and Payments Companies

Visa Company Profile

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.