Market Cap
US$471.2b
Last Updated
2021/01/15 23:32 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Moderate growth potential with acceptable track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Visa's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: V is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: V's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-6.4%
V
-4.2%
US IT
-0.9%
US Market
1 Year Return
-1.5%
V
20.9%
US IT
19.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: V underperformed the US IT industry which returned 22.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: V underperformed the US Market which returned 21% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| V | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -6.4% | -4.2% | -0.9% |
| 30 Day | -3.2% | -1.0% | 3.0% |
| 90 Day | 0.7% | 6.9% | 11.5% |
| 1 Year | -0.9%-1.5% | 22.0%20.9% | 22.3%19.6% |
| 3 Year | 67.5%64.3% | 86.4%79.3% | 45.3%35.7% |
| 5 Year | 186.8%177.3% | 208.5%187.2% | 124.8%99.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Visa's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is Visa Inc.'s (NYSE:V) Stock's Recent Performance A Reflection Of Its Financial Health?Valuation
Is Visa undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
41.16x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: V ($201.59) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($170.62)
Significantly Below Fair Value: V is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: V is poor value based on its PE Ratio (41.2x) compared to the US IT industry average (37.4x).
PE vs Market: V is poor value based on its PE Ratio (41.2x) compared to the US market (21.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: V is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (3x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: V is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (13.8x) compared to the US IT industry average (5x).
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Future Growth
How is Visa forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 32 analysts?
13.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: V's forecast earnings growth (13.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: V's earnings (13.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: V's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: V's revenue (10.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: V's revenue (10.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: V's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (45.2%).
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Past Performance
How has Visa performed over the past 5 years?
16.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: V has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: V's current net profit margins (47.9%) are lower than last year (50.7%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: V's earnings have grown by 16.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: V's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: V had negative earnings growth (-10.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the IT industry average (4.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: V's Return on Equity (30%) is considered high.
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Financial Health
How is Visa's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: V's short term assets ($27.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($14.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: V's short term assets ($27.6B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($30.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: V's debt to equity ratio (66.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: V's debt to equity ratio has increased from 1.2% to 66.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: V's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (43.4%).
Interest Coverage: V's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (32.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Visa current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.63%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: V's dividend (0.63%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.38%).
High Dividend: V's dividend (0.63%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.84%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: V is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: V is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: V is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of V's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.9yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Al Kelly (62 yo)
4.08yrs
Tenure
US$26,364,928
Compensation
Mr. Alfred Francis Kelly Jr., also known as Al, has been Chairman of the Board at Visa Inc. since April 16, 2019. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc. since December 1, 2016. Mr. Kelly ser...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Al's total compensation ($USD26.36M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Al's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 4.08yrs | US$26.36m | 0.0071% $ 33.3m | |
| President | 7.58yrs | US$14.96m | 0.0060% $ 28.2m | |
| Vice Chairman & CFO | 5.92yrs | US$13.05m | 0.0032% $ 14.8m | |
| President of Technology | 7.17yrs | US$14.32m | 0.011% $ 50.6m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer | 1.33yrs | US$23.06m | 0.00039% $ 1.8m | |
| Senior VP | 4.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | no data | US$6.34m | 0.0023% $ 10.8m | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | 2.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer | 4.92yrs | no data | 0.00094% $ 4.4m | |
| Executive VP of Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.42yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP and Group President & Regional President of North America | 9.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships | 10.92yrs | no data | no data |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: V's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 4.08yrs | US$26.36m | 0.0071% $ 33.3m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 1.75yrs | US$423.77k | 0.00017% $ 801.0k | |
| Independent Director | 7yrs | US$375.02k | 0.000060% $ 282.7k | |
| Independent Director | 13.25yrs | US$395.02k | 0.0026% $ 12.1m | |
| Independent Director | 13.25yrs | US$392.52k | 0.00068% $ 3.2m | |
| Independent Director | 13.25yrs | US$370.02k | 0.0012% $ 5.5m | |
| Independent Director | 13.25yrs | US$387.52k | 0.0047% $ 22.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.42yrs | US$380.02k | 0.00018% $ 848.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.58yrs | US$375.02k | 0.00013% $ 612.5k | |
| Independent Director | 13.25yrs | US$399.52k | 0.0031% $ 14.4m | |
| Independent Director | 1.17yrs | US$357.10k | 0.000060% $ 282.7k | |
| President Director of PT Visa Worldwide Indonesia | 2.92yrs | no data | no data |
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: V's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: V insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 8.5%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Visa Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Visa Inc.
- Ticker: V
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1958
- Industry: Data Processing and Outsourced Services
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$471.171b
- Shares outstanding: 2.34b
- Website: https://usa.visa.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Visa Inc.
- PO Box 8999
- San Francisco
- California
- 94128
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3V64 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Mar 2008 |
| V | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | Mar 2008 |
| 3V64 | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Mar 2008 |
| V * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | MX | MXN | Mar 2008 |
| V | SNSE (Santiago Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | CL | USD | Mar 2008 |
| V | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | CH | CHF | Mar 2008 |
| 0QZ0 | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | GB | USD | Mar 2008 |
| V | BVL (Bolsa de Valores de Lima) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | PE | USD | Mar 2008 |
| 3V64D | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Class A Common Stock | GB | EUR | Mar 2008 |
| VISA | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | AT | EUR | Mar 2008 |
| 3V64 | ETLX (Eurotlx) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | IT | EUR | Mar 2008 |
| VISA34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EACH REPR 1 COM SHS | BR | BRL | Feb 2012 | |
| V | BASE (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange) | CEDEAR EACH 6 R 1 COM (USD) | AR | ARS | Apr 2019 |
Biography
Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates digital payments among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government en...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/15 23:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
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