Analysts Offer Predictions for Visa's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:V)

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Visa Inc. (NYSE:V - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Visa in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the credit-card processor will post earnings of $2.83 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.86. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Visa's current full-year earnings is $11.30 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Visa's Q4 2025 earnings at $3.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.71 EPS.

Visa (NYSE:V - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The credit-card processor reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.09. Visa had a return on equity of 54.79% and a net margin of 54.27%.

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A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on V. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Evercore ISI started coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. They issued an "in-line" rating and a $330.00 price objective for the company. Barclays raised their target price on Visa from $361.00 to $396.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group increased their target price on Visa from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Susquehanna restated a "positive" rating on shares of Visa in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $355.84.

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Visa Stock Down 0.6 %

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V stock opened at $329.26 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $341.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $320.08. Visa has a 12 month low of $252.70 and a 12 month high of $366.54. The company has a market capitalization of $611.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.94.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Visa

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of V. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Visa during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Visa during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa by 48.5% in the 4th quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 98 shares of the credit-card processor's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in Visa during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Compass Planning Associates Inc bought a new stake in Visa in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Julie B. Rottenberg sold 2,572 shares of Visa stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total transaction of $874,480.00. Following the sale, the general counsel now owns 11,925 shares in the company, valued at $4,054,500. This trade represents a 17.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 39,350 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.20, for a total transaction of $12,875,320.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 26,413 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,642,333.60. The trade was a 59.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 143,205 shares of company stock worth $48,842,490 over the last three months. 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Visa Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.72%. Visa's dividend payout ratio is presently 23.79%.

About Visa

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.

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