Visa Inc. (V)

Global leader, few competitors. Stock's come down to 200-day MA, which is always a good time to dip back in (and he did). He's held this name since 2016, adding when down and trimming when frothy. Revenue for 2026 expected to exceed $44B. Really consistent, very steady growth. Around 13-15% compounded earnings growth ahead. Yield is 0.71%.

The world of business is just fine. Great company, will do well longer term. Fears of stablecoin. Short-term issues will get sorted out. 

He owns MA.

Recent struggles are probably due to stablecoin, which is tied to the US dollar. If it can manifest into an efficient system (very low, or zero, transaction fees), could be a threat to V's business. Visa also has the ability to change its fees or to set up its own stablecoin. He's not too concerned, it's really just noise. This is his favourite.

Down 8% off 52-week high, which is normal trading that can happen to any stock at any time. Down 3% this week. As good a time as any to buy.

A good name to look at for credit services in the financial sector.

It reports Tuesday. It always sells off after it reports, because its financials are hard to understand.

Remains one of the best compounders out there. Has moved beyond swipe fees to value-added services; fraud tools and data analytics continuing to grow extremely quickly, now accounting for over 25% of revenue. Core business benefiting as travel rebounds. Consumer spending remains resilient. Trades at 31x forward PE, not cheap but fair.

Really high quality, but quite expensive. Great performer for a decade. More and more people are using credit cards. Concerns about different crypto currencies, but so many people still use their Visa cards.

Largest payment processor in the world. Still lots of growth potential outside NA for transitioning from cash to digital. Value-added services, such as cybersecurity, are now almost 25% of revenue base. Robust network. Don't discount them because of stablecoin, will be actively involved.

97% gross margins, and 60% operating margins. A play on global transaction volumes. Worries about stablecoins; but however people decide to pay for something, Visa will take its share. There will always be competitive threats, but its network is a backbone of payments and can't easily be replicated. Yield is 0.68%.

Is consolidating, just like the S&P these days. Nothing wrong with consolidating, as long as it doesn't break down. Visa's chart looks fine.

Many times people have challenged or sold Visa, and every time they were wrong. They will be wrong again.

Average rate of return of 20% since it went public. Does take pauses, and it looks to be taking one right now. The drop looks a bit concerning, though still in a normal trading range. If it can hold above the $330 level, it's worthy of buying on this dip. Something bad happened yesterday to cause the almost 5% drop.

But you have to be very careful. You need a trading plan, which means that if it drops below $330, you sell. Solid support at $315.

Such a well-oiled machine. Dip in the chart lately. Massive amount of free cashflow, dominant position. Crucial role in move to digital payments. Still likes very much, though it's now a hold because it's above his buy price.

Yes, stablecoin has been weighing on Visa, but he thinks also the Middle East fighting between Iran and Israel. Airlines cancelled flights, so there was concern over credit card spending. Is down 3% today. He target $365.

He owns Visa and owned MA a long time ago. Both are great, but he prefers Visa. Visa trades slightly cheaper in terms of valuation, and is much larger than Mastercard (Visa is bigger than all competitors combined). MA is more internationally active. Visa has a higher percentage of debit cards, which grows faster than credit cards. Visa competes well in terms of growth rates with MA, yet trades at a lower multiple, so cheaper. He likes that the debit card business is growing faster than credit cards.