Visa Inc. (V) earnings on April 28, 2026
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate
The stock performed very well after its earnings report, reaching a high intraday price and closing the session with a significant increase.
V price around the earnings
334.86
Change: +8.3%
2026-04-29, 20:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate
- Thesis published
Strong analyst backing, solid earnings history, balanced setup.
Analysts have strong conviction in this company, with a high average rating and a price target suggesting significant upside. This is supported by a perfect history of beating earnings expectations, though recent price movement has been flat.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Strong analyst backing, solid earnings history, balanced setup.
- Reasoning
- Analysts have strong conviction in this company, with a high average rating and a price target suggesting significant upside. This is supported by a strong recent record of beating earnings expectations, though recent price movement has been flat.
- Playbook
- The setup appears balanced given the strong analyst support and consistent earnings performance. Upcoming news will be a key factor for potential catalysts.
- Trend
- First evaluation, no trend yet.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts assign a strong buy rating with an average rating of 1.33 and a price target of $392. The scenario is optimistic based on 36 analyst opinions.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Strong buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.33
- Analysts covering the stock
- 36
- Average price target
- 392.33
- Lowest price target
- 323
- Highest price target
- 450
- Upside to price target
- 26.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 14.3%
- Revenue growth
- 14.6%
- Forward EPS
- 14.55
- Trailing EPS
- 10.65
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 6
- Strong buy: 7
- Buy: 29
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 7
- Buy
- 29
- Hold
- 3
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- April 24, 2026 · Truist Securities: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- April 22, 2026 · BMO Capital: Initiates coverage (Outperform → Outperform)
- April 14, 2026 · Citigroup: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- April 1, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Maintains rating (In-Line → In-Line)
- March 31, 2026 · Loop Capital: Initiates coverage (Buy)
- March 31, 2026 · UBS: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Neutral
Headlines surrounding the upcoming earnings report are neutral. There are no strong news events currently acting as a catalyst for significant price movement.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (5)
- Visa Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call — Benzinga
- Commerce Bancshares Tenders 411,723 Visa Class B-2 Shares In Exchange Offer; Anticipates Potential Q2 2026 Gain And Considers Strategic Investment Portfolio Repositioning Actions — Benzinga
- Truist Securities Maintains Buy on Visa, Lowers Price Target to $361 — Benzinga
- 'ECB steps up its challenge to Visa and Mastercard' - FT — Benzinga
- BMO Capital Initiates Coverage On Visa with Outperform Rating, Announces Price Target of $365 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Neutral
Price momentum has been flat over the last 14 days, with a relative strength of -5.87% compared to the S&P 500. The stock is currently market review near support at $293.91.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 1.7%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -17.6%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +0.6%
- 30-day change
- +0.5%
- 30-day relative strength
- -5.9%
- Benchmark change
- +6.4%
- Nearest support
- 293.91
- Nearest resistance
- 319.4
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 1.02
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +2.2%
- January 29, 2026: actual EPS 3.17 vs estimate 3.14 (surprise +0.9%)
- October 28, 2025: actual EPS 2.98 vs estimate 2.97 (surprise +0.3%)
- July 29, 2025: actual EPS 2.98 vs estimate 2.85 (surprise +4.7%)
- April 29, 2025: actual EPS 2.76 vs estimate 2.68 (surprise +3.0%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company has exceeded earnings expectations in recent quarters. The average surprise was 2.2%, showing consistent performance.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 1.7%
- 75th percentile move
- 3.5%
- 90th percentile move
- 6.4%
- Up / down moves
- 8 / 11
- Average up move
- +3.7%
- Average down move
- -2.0%
Monitoring and close
What Visa Inc. reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Accurate
- Consolidated
- +8.3%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 10.5%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 0.2%