Insider’s View: Deciphering Visa Inc (V)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

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The price of Visa Inc (NYSE: V) closed at $285.24 in the last session, down -1.12% from day before closing price of $288.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.38 million shares were traded. V stock price reached its highest trading level at $291.4775 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $282.87.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at V’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.37 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Compass Point on September 04, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $319.

On September 03, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $325.

BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $305 to $297.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 03 ’24 when MCINERNEY RYAN sold 8,620 shares for $276.37 per share. The transaction valued at 2,382,309 led to the insider holds 538 shares of the business.

MCINERNEY RYAN bought 8,620 shares of V for $2,382,309 on Sep 03 ’24. On Aug 29 ’24, another insider, ROTTENBERG JULIE B, who serves as the GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, sold 2,572 shares for $275.00 each. As a result, the insider received 707,300 and left with 5,893 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 555042799616 and an Enterprise Value of 655127674880. As of this moment, Visa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.77. 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 16.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.762 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.867.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, V has reached a high of $293.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $227.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.97%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, V traded on average about 8.48M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6473040 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.98B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.67B. Insiders hold about 15.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.79% stake in the company. Shares short for V as of 1724976000 were 22158345 with a Short Ratio of 2.61, compared to 1722384000 on 22117990. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22158345 and a Short% of Float of 1.3300001000000001.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for V is 2.08, which was 2.08 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007210205The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.66.

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