Banking, finance, and taxes
What to Watch When Visa Reports After the Close
Published:
Last Updated:
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results after the markets close on Thursday. The consensus estimates call for $1.43 in earnings per share (EPS) and $6.08 billion in revenue. The same period of last year reportedly had $1.21 in EPS and $5.43 billion in revenue.
Visa is one of the top stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, and it is a somewhat unique company in that it is a longtime, established market leader that still enjoys strong growth prospects. Despite the ongoing evolution in the payments industry, Morningstar thinks a wide moat surrounds the business and that Visa’s position in the global electronic payment infrastructure is essentially unassailable.
Investor Place believes that Visa dominates the card payments industry, with the largest global market share outside of China. But to sustain above-average growth, Visa needs to look to new frontiers. One area of opportunity is cross-border payments.
Visa has outperformed the broad markets, with its stock up about 30% in the past 52 weeks. In just 2019 alone, the stock is up only 22%.
Prior to the release, a few analysts have weighed in on Visa:
- Wedbush has a Buy rating and a $187 price target.
- Citigroup has a Buy rating with a $206 price target.
- UBS rates it as Neutral with a $187 target price.
- Piper Jaffray has a Buy rating and a $207 target price.
- Raymond James’s Outperform rating comes with a $193 target.
- Nomura has a Buy rating with a $204 price target.
Shares of Visa traded up nearly 2% at $174.60 early Thursday, in a 52-week range of $121.60 to $187.05.
24/7 Wall St.Is Your Money Earning the Best Possible Rate? (Sponsor)
Let’s face it: If your money is just sitting in a checking account, you’re losing value every single day. With most checking accounts offering little to no interest, the cash you worked so hard to save is gradually being eroded by inflation.
However, by moving that money into a high-yield savings account, you can put your cash to work, growing steadily with little to no effort on your part. In just a few clicks, you can set up a high-yield savings account and start earning interest immediately.
There are plenty of reputable banks and online platforms that offer competitive rates, and many of them come with zero fees and no minimum balance requirements. Click here to see if you’re earning the best possible rate on your money!
Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.
Latest from 24/7
