Visa (V) Receives a Buy from KBW

In a report released today, Sanjay Sakhrani from KBW maintained a Buy rating on Visa (V – Research Report), with a price target of $325.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $274.11.

According to TipRanks, Sakhrani is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 13.0% and a 71.67% success rate. Sakhrani covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Capital One Financial, American Express, and Bread Financial Holdings.

In addition to KBW, Visa also received a Buy from Bernstein’s Harshita Rawat in a report issued on April 17. However, on April 18, Mizuho Securities maintained a Hold rating on Visa (NYSE: V).

Based on Visa’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $8.63 billion and a net profit of $4.89 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $7.94 billion and had a net profit of $4.18 billion

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 50 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of V in relation to earlier this year.

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Visa (V) Company Description:

Visa, Inc. engages in the provision of digital payment services. It also facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among global network of consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It offers debit card, credit card, prepaid products, commercial payment solutions, and global ATM. The company was founded by Dee Hock in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.