As of close of business last night, Visa Inc’s stock clocked out at $279.02, down -0.56% from its previous closing price of $280.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5188692 shares were traded. V stock price reached its highest trading level at $281.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $276.98.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of V’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.32. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.45 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.
On January 18, 2024, Mizuho reiterated its Neutral rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $243 to $265.
Citigroup reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on January 18, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $296 to $306.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 01 ’24 when MCINERNEY RYAN sold 8,150 shares for $283.20 per share. The transaction valued at 2,308,080 led to the insider holds 538 shares of the business.
ANDRESKI PETER M sold 2,615 shares of V for $729,282 on Feb 07 ’24. The GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO now owns 4,898 shares after completing the transaction at $278.88 per share. On Feb 01 ’24, another insider, MCINERNEY RYAN, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 8,150 shares for $273.39 each. As a result, the insider received 2,228,128 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, V now has a Market Capitalization of 573.13B and an Enterprise Value of 575.23B. As of this moment, Visa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.25 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.21.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, V has reached a high of $290.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $216.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 278.85, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 252.14.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that V traded 5.56M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6.84M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.59B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.58B. Insiders hold about 21.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.65% stake in the company. Shares short for V as of Feb 29, 2024 were 32.38M with a Short Ratio of 6.10, compared to 33.77M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.60% and a Short% of Float of 2.05%.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.94, V has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.94. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.69%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.75%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.64. The current Payout Ratio is 22.09% for V, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 01, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 08, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Mar 19, 2015 when the company split stock in a 4:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 26 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $2.43 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $2.49 and a low estimate of $2.22, while EPS last year was $2.09. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.46, with high estimates of $2.52 and low estimates of $2.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.1 and $9.36 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.91. EPS for the following year is $11.15, with 35 analysts recommending between $11.59 and $9.72.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 34 analysts have provided revenue estimates for V’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $36.34B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $34.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $35.85B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $29.78B, up 20.40% from the average estimate. Based on 34 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $39.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $40.61B and the low estimate is $34.29B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
