NYSE · V
Financial Services · Financial - Credit Services
$378.75
Down-$2.55 (-0.67%)
Updated Sep 4, 2026, 5:07 PM
SID Score
7.2/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
41/100
Neutral
Price performance
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
V closed at $378.75 after 21 trading sessions, up 2.23% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | $380.17 | $382.21 | $376.8611 | $378.75 | 3.87M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $374.01 | $380.17 | $374.01 | $378.40 | 5.6M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $379.65 | $380.75 | $372.22 | $372.67 | 5.86M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $381.35 | $382.48 | $378.80 | $379.37 | 6.74M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $380.30 | $383.68 | $379.03 | $381.60 | 4.65M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $381.14 | $381.7693 | $378.50 | $379.66 | 6.64M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $384.14 | $385.5699 | $381.08 | $383.90 | 6.08M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $381.205 | $384.20 | $380.27 | $384.14 | 6.78M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $373.26 | $383.425 | $372.2143 | $382.41 | 8.48M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $367.87 | $371.80 | $366.656 | $371.04 | 6.68M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $365.095 | $368.93 | $363.63 | $365.73 | 6.15M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $364.09 | $370.635 | $362.8958 | $365.54 | 5.87M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $359.62 | $365.91 | $358.05 | $364.25 | 6.82M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $362.84 | $363.5599 | $358.52 | $358.84 | 15.54M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $365.89 | $366.80 | $362.76 | $364.15 | 8.11M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $363.70 | $365.45 | $358.71 | $365.45 | 8.14M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $361.00 | $363.35 | $358.31 | $359.42 | 3.79M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $360.98 | $364.55 | $359.9689 | $362.82 | 4.44M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $362.00 | $364.17 | $358.87 | $361.32 | 7.55M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $368.51 | $370.25 | $361.52 | $362.50 | 5.11M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $369.57 | $371.0993 | $365.25 | $370.47 | 5.02M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2024, it processed almost $16 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | — |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
Generated Sep 4, 2026, 5:05 PM
Visa shares declined 0.66% today despite announcing a significant upgrade to its fraud detection capabilities through its A2A Protect platform. The modest selloff suggests investors may be taking profits or digesting valuation concerns, even as the company rolls out technology improvements designed to strengthen its competitive moat.
Bottom line: Visa's decline appears driven by valuation concerns rather than fundamental weakness, as the company's latest fraud detection upgrade strengthens its competitive positioning in payments security. Investors should monitor whether the market reassesses the stock's fair value as the A2A Protect enhancements demonstrate tangible customer value, while remaining mindful of the company's premium multiple leaving limited margin for error.
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Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026
Visa (V) has drawn fresh attention after unveiling a major upgrade to its A2A Protect platform, using AI and Featurespace technology to deliver real-time risk scores on account to account payments. For investors, these product updates land alongside solid share price momentum, with a 90 day share price return of 18.18% and a 30 day share price return of 3.48%. Visa’s 5 year total shareholder return of 71.55% points to sustained value creation over a longer horizon. Scan for other payment and...
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Visa Inc. shares are trading at $378.75, reflecting solid momentum across multiple timeframes. Per SID market data, the stock has gained 2.77% over the past month, 18.29% over three months, and 14.34% over the trailing twelve months. The current price sits approximately 4.5% above its 50-day moving average of $362.30 and 14.7% above its 200-day moving average of $330.16, indicating a sustained uptrend. The 14-day relative strength index stands at 64.0, suggesting bullish momentum without yet reaching overbought territory. According to Massive/Polygon data, average daily trading volume is approximately 6.18 million shares, supporting healthy liquidity for the $670.7 billion market capitalization company. Visa's beta of 0.822 indicates the stock exhibits lower volatility than the broader market, consistent with its defensive characteristics within the Financial Services sector during periods of market turbulence.
Visa Inc. currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.38, reflecting a premium valuation relative to the broader Financial Services sector, per SID market data. The company's price-to-book ratio stands at 17.66, underscoring the market's recognition of Visa's asset-light business model and substantial intangible value derived from its global payments network. According to SEC filings, Visa offers a dividend yield of approximately 0.71%, positioning it as a modest income generator that prioritizes capital appreciation and share repurchases over high dividend payouts. The PEG ratio registers at a negative value of -114.04, which reflects anomalies in forward growth estimate calculations rather than meaningful valuation insight. Visa's premium multiples are consistent with its dominant market position in digital payments processing and its historically high margins. Investors are pricing in sustained revenue growth driven by the ongoing global shift from cash to electronic transactions.
Visa Inc. registers a smart money score of 41 with a neutral overall signal, per SID market data. The institutional component scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating robust and sustained accumulation by large fund managers and asset allocators. In contrast, the insider trading component scores just 2.8 out of 25, reflecting a bearish tilt from corporate executives. According to SEC Form 4 filings, there have been 12 insider transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 4 purchases and 8 sales, resulting in a two-to-one sell-to-buy ratio. Dark pool activity scores 10.1 out of 25, suggesting moderate but not outsized institutional block trading. Congressional trading activity scores 3.5 out of 25, indicating minimal legislative interest in the stock. The divergence between strong institutional conviction and net insider selling creates a mixed signal. Institutional holders appear to maintain high confidence in Visa's long-term competitive positioning, while insider sales may reflect routine diversification or compensation-related dispositions rather than fundamental concerns.
Visa Inc. has demonstrated a consistent pattern of meeting or exceeding analyst expectations in recent quarters. According to company earnings reports, the most recent quarter reported earnings per share of $3.32 against a consensus estimate of $3.22, delivering a positive surprise of $0.10. The prior quarter showed even stronger outperformance, with actual EPS of $3.31 versus estimates of $3.10, a beat of $0.21 or approximately 6.8%. The January 2026 quarter posted EPS of $3.17, narrowly surpassing the $3.14 estimate by $0.03. However, the October 2025 quarter saw a rare miss, with actual EPS of $3.17 falling short of the $3.20 estimate by approximately one cent. Per analyst estimates, Visa has beaten consensus in three of the last four reporting periods, reinforcing the company's earnings reliability. The sequential improvement in beat magnitude from the slight miss suggests strengthening operational execution throughout fiscal year 2026.
Wall Street consensus on Visa Inc. remains uniformly positive, with no downgrades or negative revisions recorded in recent coverage updates. Per SID consensus data, five prominent firms have reiterated bullish ratings since late July 2026. RBC Capital maintained its Outperform rating on August 31, while Wolfe Research reaffirmed Outperform on August 25. Truist Securities reiterated its Buy rating on August 5, and Cantor Fitzgerald maintained an Overweight rating on August 3. Wells Fargo also sustained its Overweight rating on July 30, shortly following Visa's quarterly earnings release. According to Wall Street analyst reports, all five recent ratings represent reaffirmations of prior positive stances rather than upgrades, indicating that analyst conviction has remained stable rather than shifting incrementally higher. The absence of any Hold, Underperform, or Sell ratings among recent coverage actions reflects broad institutional consensus that Visa's dominant position in the global payments ecosystem supports continued share price appreciation at current valuation levels.
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