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NASDAQ · V
Visa Inc.
Financial Services · Financial - Credit Services
$375.62
Down-$4.69 (-1.25%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 8:43 PM
SID Score
7.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
41/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 670.71B
- P/E ratio
- 33.38
- Dividend yield
- 0.65%
- 52-week range
- $293.89 – $385.57
- Volume
- 5.02M
- Avg. volume
- 6.18M
Price performance
V price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
V closed at $375.62 after 20 trading sessions, up 3.12% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $375.62
- Period change
- +3.12%
- Period low
- $364.25
- Period high
- $384.14
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $374.815 | $376.37 | $372.82 | $375.62 | 5.02M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $375.07 | $377.17 | $371.67 | $375.28 | 6.2M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $368.92 | $371.8125 | $367.98 | $370.45 | 3.49M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $366.40 | $368.00 | $365.52 | $367.21 | 3.8M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $368.45 | $369.48 | $365.88 | $367.39 | 4.48M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $371.60 | $373.50 | $367.44 | $368.64 | 4.93M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $374.89 | $377.50 | $373.64 | $375.07 | 4.65M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $380.17 | $382.21 | $376.8611 | $378.75 | 3.87M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $374.01 | $380.17 | $374.01 | $378.40 | 5.6M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $379.65 | $380.75 | $372.22 | $372.67 | 5.86M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $381.35 | $382.48 | $378.80 | $379.37 | 6.74M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $380.30 | $383.68 | $379.03 | $381.60 | 4.65M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $381.14 | $381.7693 | $378.50 | $379.66 | 6.64M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $384.14 | $385.5699 | $381.08 | $383.90 | 6.08M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $381.205 | $384.20 | $380.27 | $384.14 | 6.78M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $373.26 | $383.425 | $372.2143 | $382.41 | 8.48M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $367.87 | $371.80 | $366.656 | $371.04 | 6.68M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $365.095 | $368.93 | $363.63 | $365.73 | 6.15M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $364.09 | $370.635 | $362.8958 | $365.54 | 5.87M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $359.62 | $365.91 | $358.05 | $364.25 | 6.82M |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2024, it processed almost $16 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $408.86
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 22
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | — |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
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Visa Inc. Stock Performance
Visa Inc. shares trade at $375.62, reflecting a 2.69% gain over the past month and a more substantial 16.41% advance over the trailing three months, per SID market data. On a one-year basis, the stock has appreciated 15.21%, outpacing the broader financial services sector. From a technical perspective, Visa currently trades above both its 50-day moving average of $365.49 and its 200-day moving average of $331.46, indicating sustained upward momentum on intermediate and long-term timeframes. However, the 14-day relative strength index stands at 41.7, positioning the stock closer to neutral-to-oversold territory and suggesting recent short-term consolidation. Visa's beta of 0.822, according to Massive/Polygon data, indicates the stock historically exhibits lower volatility than the broader market. Average daily trading volume registers at approximately 6.18 million shares, supporting consistent institutional liquidity across sessions.
Visa Inc. Valuation Analysis
Visa Inc. commands a market capitalization of approximately $670.7 billion, positioning it among the largest companies in the financial services sector, per SID market data. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.38, reflecting a premium valuation relative to the broader market and consistent with the company's dominant position in global digital payments infrastructure. The price-to-book ratio stands at 17.66, according to SEC filings, underscoring the market's substantial premium for Visa's asset-light, high-margin business model and extensive intellectual property. The company offers a modest dividend yield of approximately 0.71%, indicating a capital allocation strategy that prioritizes reinvestment and share repurchases over income distribution. The PEG ratio registers at a negative value of -114.04, a figure driven by specific growth rate calculation methodologies and suggesting analysts should reference forward earnings growth estimates directly for a more meaningful growth-adjusted valuation assessment.
Smart Money Activity for V
Visa Inc. registers a composite smart money score of 41 with a neutral overall signal, per SID market data. The institutional component scores a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting exceptionally strong positioning by large asset managers and mutual funds in the stock. In contrast, the insider trading component scores just 2.8 out of 25, driven by a sell-heavy pattern among corporate executives. According to SEC Form 4 filings, Visa insiders have executed 12 transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 4 purchases and 8 sales, indicating net insider disposition of shares during the period. The dark pool activity component registers at 9.4 out of 25, suggesting moderate levels of off-exchange institutional block trading. Congressional trading activity scores 3.5 out of 25, reflecting limited disclosed transactions by members of Congress. The divergence between robust institutional ownership and elevated insider selling represents a notable dynamic that warrants monitoring in 13F institutional filings during subsequent reporting periods.
Visa Inc. Earnings Outlook
Visa Inc. has demonstrated a consistent pattern of meeting or exceeding analyst expectations in recent quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the most recent quarter reported on July 28, 2026, Visa posted earnings per share of $3.32 against a consensus estimate of $3.22, delivering a positive surprise of $0.10. The prior quarter saw an even stronger beat, with actual EPS of $3.31 versus estimates of $3.10, representing a $0.21 upside surprise. The January 29 quarter produced a narrower beat of $0.03, with $3.17 in actual EPS against $3.14 estimated. Notably, the January 28 reporting period marked the only recent miss, with actual EPS of $3.17 falling short of the $3.20 estimate by approximately $0.03, per analyst estimates. Across these four periods, Visa has sustained EPS in the $3.17 to $3.32 range, reflecting earnings stability characteristic of its recurring transaction-based revenue model.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for V
Wall Street consensus on Visa Inc. remains uniformly bullish, with no downgrades or negative rating changes recorded in recent coverage updates, per Wall Street analyst reports. RBC Capital reiterated its Outperform rating on August 31, 2026, while Wolfe Research maintained its Outperform designation on August 25, 2026. Truist Securities reaffirmed a Buy rating on August 5, 2026, and Cantor Fitzgerald maintained an Overweight position on August 3, 2026. Wells Fargo also sustained its Overweight rating on July 30, 2026, shortly following Visa's quarterly earnings release. According to SID consensus data, all five of the most recent analyst actions represent rating reiterations rather than initiations or changes, indicating sustained conviction in the investment thesis. The consistency of positive sentiment across multiple independent research platforms — spanning RBC Capital, Wolfe Research, Truist Securities, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Wells Fargo — reflects broad institutional confidence in Visa's competitive positioning and financial trajectory.
