Global payments technology company Visa (NYSE: V) will be reporting results this Thursday after market close. Here’s what investors should know.
Visa beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.1% last quarter, reporting revenues of $10.72 billion, up 11.5% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with .
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Visa’s revenue to grow 12.3% year on year to $10.68 billion, improving from the 10.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $3.14 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Visa has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 1.3% on average.
Looking at Visa’s peers in the consumer finance segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Synchrony Financial posted flat year-on-year revenue, missing analysts’ expectations by 1.5%, and Capital One reported revenues up 53.3%, topping estimates by 0.9%. Capital One traded down 7.5% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Synchrony Financial’s results here and Capital One’s results here.
Investors in the consumer finance segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices flat over the last month. Visa is down 8.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $398.01 (compared to the current share price of $325.39).
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