365.12 USD
+2.82
0.78%
At close May 16, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
362.07
-3.05
0.84%
1 day
0.78%
5 days
1.67%
1 month
10.20%
3 months
2.35%
6 months
16.97%
Year to date
16.13%
1 year
30.47%
5 years
90.78%
10 years
421.60%
 

About: Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2023, it processed almost $15 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.

Employees: 31,600

0
Funds holding %
of 7,457 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 209 | Existing positions closed: 142

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 543 [Q4 2024] → 662 (+119) [Q1 2025]

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $482B [Q4 2024] → $518B (+$36.6B) [Q1 2025]

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4,194 [Q4 2024] → 4,121 (-73) [Q1 2025]

1.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.69% [Q4 2024] → 85.86% (-1.83%) [Q1 2025]

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,586 | Existing positions reduced: 1,867

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.19B | Put options by funds: $6.61B

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$330
10%
downside
Avg. target
$380
4%
upside
High target
$410
12%
upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
83%
neutral
17%
negative
0%
Macquarie
Paul Golding
45% 1-year accuracy
27 / 60 met price target
4%upside
$380
Outperform
Maintained
30 Apr 2025
UBS
Timothy Chiodo
80% 1-year accuracy
8 / 10 met price target
8%upside
$395
Buy
Maintained
30 Apr 2025
BMO Capital
Rufus Hone
69% 1-year accuracy
18 / 26 met price target
4%upside
$380
Outperform
Maintained
30 Apr 2025
Piper Sandler
Arvind Ramnani
62% 1-year accuracy
41 / 66 met price target
5%upside
$384
Overweight
Maintained
30 Apr 2025
Evercore ISI Group
10%downside
$330
In-Line
Initiated
9 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 73 articles about V published over the past 30 days

Positive
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