Visa Inc. (V) saw first outlier signal in 2009, has rocketed up since.
V is one of the world’s largest payment networks, collecting fees from debit and credit cards around the world. It operates in more than 200 countries and processed nearly 316 billion transactions in the year ending March 31 ($16.1 trillion in total volume). Visa is also growing its business via direct global payments and tie-ins with cryptocurrencies.
As for earnings, V’s second-quarter fiscal 2025 report showed 9% year-over-year revenue growth and per-share earnings growth of 10%. Overall payments volume grew by 8%, while U.S. volume grew by 6%, and overseas volume grew by 9%. The company returned $1.2 billion to shareholders as dividends and conducted $4.5 billion in share repurchases.
It’s no wonder V shares are up almost 13% this year – and they could rise more. MoneyFlows data shows how Big Money investors are betting heavily on the forward picture of the stock.
Institutional volumes reveal plenty. In the last year, V has enjoyed strong investor demand, which we believe to be institutional support.
Each green bar signals unusually large volumes in V shares. They reflect our proprietary inflow signal, pushing the stock higher:
Plenty of financials names are under accumulation right now. But there’s a powerful fundamental story happening with Visa.
Institutional support and a healthy fundamental backdrop make this company worth investigating. As you can see, V has had strong sales and earnings growth:
Source: FactSet
Also, EPS is estimated to ramp higher this year by +12.5%.
Now it makes sense why the stock has been powering to new heights. V has a track record of strong financial performance.
Marrying great fundamentals with our proprietary software has found some big winning stocks over the long term.
Visa has been a top-rated stock at MoneyFlows since 2009. That means the stock has unusual buy pressure and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.
It’s made the rare Outlier 20 report multiple times since 2009. The blue bars below show when V was a top pick…boosted over 2,655% by Big Money inflows:
Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of money flows.
This is a trait that most outlier stocks exhibit…the best of the best. Big Money demand drives stocks upward.
The V rally isn’t new at all. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.
Disclosure: the author owns V in personal and managed accounts at the time of publication.
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Lucas is a well-versed equity investor and educator. He currently is co-founder of research and analytics firm, MAPsignals.com, which focuses on finding outlier stocks by following the Big Money.