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Visa (V) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
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Visa (V - Free Report) closed at $223.81 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.35% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.85% gain on the day.
Heading into today, shares of the global payments processor had lost 4.9% over the past month, lagging the Business Services sector's gain of 0.21% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.37% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from V as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect V to post earnings of $1.53 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 36.61%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $6.45 billion, up 26.42% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.82 per share and revenue of $23.96 billion, which would represent changes of +15.48% and +9.7%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for V. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.74% higher. V is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, V currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 38.32. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 20.82.
Meanwhile, V's PEG ratio is currently 1.99. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. V's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.27 as of yesterday's close.
The Financial Transaction Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 121, putting it in the top 48% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Visa (V) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
Visa (V - Free Report) closed at $223.81 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.35% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.85% gain on the day.
Heading into today, shares of the global payments processor had lost 4.9% over the past month, lagging the Business Services sector's gain of 0.21% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.37% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from V as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect V to post earnings of $1.53 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 36.61%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $6.45 billion, up 26.42% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.82 per share and revenue of $23.96 billion, which would represent changes of +15.48% and +9.7%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for V. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.74% higher. V is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, V currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 38.32. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 20.82.
Meanwhile, V's PEG ratio is currently 1.99. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. V's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.27 as of yesterday's close.
The Financial Transaction Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 121, putting it in the top 48% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
To follow V in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.