Visa Inc (NYSE: V)’s stock price has plunge by -2.38relation to previous closing price of 329.61. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -3.49% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-21 that I’ve sold some higher-yielding stocks and reduced my portfolio yield in March. The goal was to get closer to my core strategy of investing only in companies with low dividend yields, but high dividend growth potential. While my portfolio yield decreased from 4% to 3.5%, my 5-year CAGR dividend growth rate went from 8% to 11%. Despite much uncertainty, the Canadian stock market has remained relatively strong since the beginning of the year.
Is It Worth Investing in Visa Inc (NYSE: V) Right Now?
Visa Inc (NYSE: V) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.87x 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,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for V is 1.72B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.83% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of V on April 21, 2025 was 7.09M shares.
V’s Market Performance
V’s stock has seen a -3.49% decrease for the week, with a -5.22% drop in the past month and a 0.68% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.41%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.56% for Visa Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.74% for V’s stock, with a 5.62% 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 -5.84% 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 -12.21% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.41%, as shares sank -4.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.39% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, V fell by -3.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $334.29. In addition, Visa Inc saw 1.82% 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 MCINERNEY RYAN, who sale 8,620 shares at the price of $350.44 back on Apr 01 ’25. After this action, MCINERNEY RYAN now owns 537 shares of Visa Inc, valued at $3,020,793 using the latest closing price.
MCINERNEY RYAN, the Officer of Visa Inc, proposed sale 8,620 shares at $350.44 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’25, which means that MCINERNEY RYAN is holding shares at $3,020,793 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
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for Visa Inc stands at 0.54. The total capital return value is set at 0.38. 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 37.54.
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 17.26. 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 mixed 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’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
