The stock of Visa Inc (NYSE: V) has increased by 1.56 when compared to last closing price of 268.49.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.31% in its stock price over the last five trading days. InvestorPlace reported 2024-05-06 that Dividend investors can produce outsized total returns by investing in stocks with a mix of yield and growth. Dividend growth stocks have the ability to grow their dividends each year, even during recessions.
Is It Worth Investing in Visa Inc (NYSE: V) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Visa Inc (NYSE: V) is 30.96x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for V is 0.97. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 22 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 13 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for V is 1.57B and currently, short sellers hold a 2.08% of that float. On May 07, 2024, V’s average trading volume was 5.96M shares.
V’s Market Performance
V’s stock has seen a 0.31% increase for the week, with a -1.61% drop in the past month and a -1.06% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.45% for Visa Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.02% for V’s stock, with a 5.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of V
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for V stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for V by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for V in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $320 based on the research report published on April 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Redburn Atlantic, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see V reach a price target of $307. The rating they have provided for V stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 27th, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to V, setting the target price at $265 in the report published on January 18th of the current year.
V Trading at -2.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought V to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.25%, as shares sank -1.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, V rose by +0.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $272.35. In addition, Visa Inc saw 4.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at V starting from CARNEY LLOYD, who sale 909 shares at the price of $275.55 back on Apr 26 ’24. After this action, CARNEY LLOYD now owns 2,591 shares of Visa Inc, valued at $250,472 using the latest closing price.
MCINERNEY RYAN, the Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc, sale 8,200 shares at $280.36 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’24, which means that MCINERNEY RYAN is holding 538 shares at $2,298,952 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for V
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.65 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for Visa Inc stands at 0.54. The total capital return value is set at 0.32. Equity return is now at value 45.81, with 20.22 for asset returns.
Based on Visa Inc (V), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 83.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 21.34 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 16.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.40.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Visa Inc (V) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
