On January 13, Citi reaffirmed a Buy rating on Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and set a price target of $450.00. Bank of America Securities also reaffirmed a Buy rating on the stock the same day, with a price target of $382.
Visa Inc. released its Global Economic Outlook for 2026 on January 13. The report stated that headline growth remains steady at 2.7%, but fundamental transformation is occurring in the global economy. This transformation is driven by evolving trade networks, AI adoption, and shifting investment patterns.
Earlier, on January 8, Wolfe Research reaffirmed a Buy rating on Visa Inc. with a price target of $430. Bernstein also maintained a Buy rating on the stock and set a price target of $450.
However, on January 5, Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co., Inc. reiterated a Hold rating on Visa Inc. and set a price target of $330.00.
In a separate development, Visa Inc. and Fiserv, Inc. announced a strategic collaboration on December 22. The collaboration aims to enable Visa Intelligent Commerce and deploy Trusted Agent Protocol across Fiserv's interoperable agentic ecosystem.
The collaboration would allow merchants to take part in the rapidly evolving domain of Agentic AI. Fiserv's extensive merchant network combined with Visa's authentication and agentic commerce capabilities would deliver the infrastructure and trust essential for merchants to thrive in an increasingly automated commerce backdrop.
Visa Inc. provides digital payment services. It offers credit cards, debit cards, prepaid products, global automated teller machines, and commercial payment solutions.