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NYSE:V

Visa Inc. (V)

328.63
+1.39 (0.42%)
as of Jun 18, 2026, 11:56:59 pm Market Open.
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BUY

Still growth in the payments space. Yes, these trade at higher multiples, which is unfriendly in this market. Payments also were impacted by Covid, because there was less travel. However, once borders open internationally, there should be a rebound in spending. Especially so with business travel. A weaker economic outlook could dampen this space. She keeps buying shares. E-payments will has a long way to expand into countries that use paper money.

COMMENT
Good company. Had a significant position until 2020 when he sold off. Credit card companies became well understood. There are now other payment modalities. Also it is affected by the travel business.
HOLD
Likes the payment companies. He owns MA instead. Hampered by lockdowns. Higher margins come from cross-border travel. Short-term, if Covid continues to recede, travel will increase. Earnings will move higher. Long-term, secular trend to digital payments.
TOP PICK
Large consumer base (most people use Visa). As people begin to travel more, Visa usage will further increase. Strong financial metrics, with share buy backs and dividend increases. Core holding and will continue to buy more.
DON'T BUY
He sold it around $190 based on its high 30x PE. Now, it trades at a 50% premium to the market. He still likes their business, though. Also watch fintechs for disruption in payments, which could hurt the card companies.
COMMENT
Compared to similar company like Mastercard, metrics (return on equity, cash flow etc.) are not as competitive. Worry about strength of competitive moat. Risk that credit card product will be replaced by new technology. However, Visa is a good alternative to Mastercard.
BUY
He likes the payment companies. He owns MA, but likes Visa just the same. Rough the past little while, due to fewer cross-border transactions and less travel. These names will continue to move higher. Long-term chart is very strong. Digital only recently surpassed cash, so still lots of growth. Payment companies have more upside, as they'll benefit on a much greater scale from the economy recovering and borders reopening.
COMMENT
Company has under-preformed the past year. However, is a long term opportunity with global footprint. Valuation has come down, but still attractive.
DON'T BUY
Sold two years ago, because valuation had grown to more than double the market multiple. Today, trades at 30x earnings. Great business, but he wonders about dislocation. Cost to vendor is 2-3%. Fintech revolution is disruptive. Look at SQ, PYPL, ApplePay, and GooglePay. Competition will erode margins. Tremendous risk.
BUY
He owns MA instead of AXP, and knows Visa well. All are positioned very well for the move to a cashless society. Ramping up investments in fintech and bitcoin-type currencies. Likes them going forward.
BUY
Buy it here on the pullback. This comes down to trans-border travel, both business and tourist travel. This will happen. Anti-trust will remain an issue but manageable.
TOP PICK
Doesn't take any risk with bad debt. It is a processing company that makes 15 basis points per transactions. Processing 65,000+ transactions per second. It is being tied to loyalty programs that is good business. A lot of their revenue comes from travel so once it recovers, we should see growth here. Internationally, there are cash users still so Visa can see new users and growth. There is more competition but it is a good story and it is at the lower range of its trading range. (Analysts’ price target is $274.60)
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Nov 06/20, Up 5%) He's owned this for years, a great performer. It's penalized by the recovery trade. But everyone is still buying online and moving away from cash payments. He'd buy now.
BUY
Likes the name. Payment processors under lots of pressure, due to fintech disruption. No reason for such a pullback, as the networks remain intact, which Visa and MA dominate globally. Lack of tourism has hurt. Should recover next year.
TOP PICK
Selloff is overdone. AMZN's announcement to take Visa UK off is simply Negotiation 101. Not a big issue, sees a settlement. Facilitates transactions globally, but no consumer or price risk. Tremendous cashflow. Wouldn't be surprised to see dividend hike and share buybacks, following MA. Not often on sale, but now it is. Long-term shareholders will be rewarded. Yield is 0.77%. (Analysts’ price target is $274.57)
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