Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, credit card giant Visa (V 0.33%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Visa and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Visa facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
San Francisco (1958) |
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Market Cap |
$105.7 billion |
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Industry |
Data processing and outsourced services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$10.7 billion |
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Management |
CEO Charles Scharf |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
11.9% |
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Cash / Debt |
$2.8 billion / $0 |
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Dividend Yield |
0.8% |
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Competitors |
American Express |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 5,127 members who have rated Visa believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, Astro00, succinctly summed up the Visa bull case for our community: "Credit card use in America and throughout the world has become second nature to almost everyone. Visa, a titan of the industry, reaps the benefits of this increasingly cashless society."
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