The stock of Visa Inc (NYSE: V) has increased by 0.38 when compared to last closing price of 348.53. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.12% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. pymnts.com reported 2025-02-21 that Visa’s Value-Added Services (VAS) earned close to $9 billion in 2024 and has the potential to grow to $520 billion a year, the company told investors Thursday (Feb. 20) during its Visa Investor Day 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Visa Inc (NYSE: V) Right Now?
Visa Inc (NYSE: V) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.74x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for V is 0.96. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 20 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 11 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for V is 1.72B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.57% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of V on February 25, 2025 was 6.06M shares.
V’s Market Performance
V stock saw an increase of -1.12% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.60% and a quarterly increase of 12.19%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.35%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.40% for Visa Inc (V). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.69% for V’s stock, with a 19.81% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of V
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for V stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for V by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for V in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $368 based on the research report published on January 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Seaport Research Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see V reach a price target of $359. The rating they have provided for V stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 14th, 2025.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to V, setting the target price at $318 in the report published on October 01st of the previous year.
V Trading at 6.41% 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 -2.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.35%, as shares surge +5.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.48% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, V fell by -1.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $347.47. In addition, Visa Inc saw 10.70% 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 ANDRESKI PETER M, who sale 2,332 shares at the price of $349.62 back on Feb 07 ’25. After this action, ANDRESKI PETER M now owns 4,488 shares of Visa Inc, valued at $815,314 using the latest closing price.
MAHON TULLIER KELLY, the VICE CHAIR, CHF PPL & CORP AFF of Visa Inc, sale 33,741 shares at $349.77 during a trade that took place back on Feb 07 ’25, which means that MAHON TULLIER KELLY is holding 36,566 shares at $11,801,529 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for V
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.66 for the present operating margin
- 0.85 for the gross margin
The net margin for Visa Inc stands at 0.54. The total capital return value is set at 0.39. Equity return is now at value 50.51, with 21.50 for asset returns.
Based on Visa Inc (V), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 38.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 25.59 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 18.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.12.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Visa Inc (V) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
