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Visa and PayPal headline the reporting docket for the Finance sector this week.
Expecations have largely remained stable over recent months.
Total Payment Volume (TPV) will be a key metric in both reports.
Earnings season continues to roll along, with results so far being positive. Like recent periods, the big banks helped kick off the period on a strong enough note, with many other companies following suit over the past week.
And concerning next week’s docket, a few big-time financial players – Visa (V - Free Report) and PayPal (PYPL - Free Report) – are on the schedule.
Let’s take a closer look at expectations.
Visa Expected to See Big Growth
EPS and revenue expectations for Visa have been taken marginally higher over recent months, with the financial titan expected to see a nice 18% move higher in earnings alongside an 11% sales increase.
The company’s consistent top-line growth has positioned it nicely in the minds of investors over its long history, reflecting a ‘dependable’ stock overall. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s sales on a quarterly basis.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Visa’s total payments volume (TPV) is a key metric that investors closely monitor. However, the metric isn’t just watched in relation to Visa’s specific results, as it also reflects the state of the broader consumer base overall.
TPV grew 8% year-over-year throughout its latest period, undoubtedly a healthy growth rate. It’s reasonable to expect another healthy print concerning TPV, especially following the CEO’s statement following its latest release –
‘Visa’s strong 9% fiscal second quarter net revenue growth was driven by healthy trends in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions. Consumer spending remained resilient, even with macroeconomic uncertainty.
He continued –
Our strategy across consumer payments, commercial and money movement solutions and value-added services, our diversified business model, and our focus on innovation position us well for the rest of the fiscal year and beyond."
Shares are heading into the release a bit expensive, with the current 28.2X forward 12-month earnings multiple above the 26.9X five-year median and reflecting a 23% premium relative to the S&P 500.
Can PayPal Shares Finally Sustain Momentum?
While expectations for PayPal haven’t budged much over recent months, the development still reflects a nice level of stability, certainly not raising any red flags. The payments titan is expected to see 9% EPS growth on 2.7% higher sales, with the sales growth rate accelerating nicely relative to the subsequent period. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s sales on a quarterly basis.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
While we can see that top line growth has remained consistent, share performance hasn’t reflected the favorable development over the broader three-year period. The stock has overall been trading back-and-forth in a somewhat tight range over the past three years, nearly flat compared to a 72% gain from the S&P 500.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Like V, total payment volume (TPV) will be a key item to watch in the release. PayPal’s TPV totaled a sizable $417 billion throughout its latest period, up 3% from the same period last year. The Zacks Consensus estimate for TPV stands at $434.4 billion, implying a 4% year-over-year climb.
As shown below, the company has had mixed performance concerning beating our consensus TPV estimates, with two misses and two beats coming over the last four quarters.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Shares head into the print at historically low valuation levels, with the current 14.3X forward 12-month earnings multiple comparing to a 19.5X five-year median and reflecting a 37% discount relative to the S&P 500.
Bottom Line
Several notable financial titans – PayPal (PYPL - Free Report) and Visa (V - Free Report) – headline the reporting docket for the finance sector next week, with many other notable companies also on the list.
The outlook for Visa heading into the release seems relatively ‘calm’, with expectations trending marginally higher over recent months. While shares do trade at a steep premium, Visa’s consistent and predictable growth both help ease the valuation concern.
The setup for PayPal appears similarly calm given its historically low valuation multiples and decent growth in TPV also forecasted. As shown above, the stock hasn’t done much of anything over the past three years, with a positive set of results and decent commentary surrounding guidance potentially finally getting the stock out of its lull.
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PayPal and Visa Earnings: A Closer Look
Key Takeaways
Earnings season continues to roll along, with results so far being positive. Like recent periods, the big banks helped kick off the period on a strong enough note, with many other companies following suit over the past week.
And concerning next week’s docket, a few big-time financial players – Visa (V - Free Report) and PayPal (PYPL - Free Report) – are on the schedule.
Let’s take a closer look at expectations.
Visa Expected to See Big Growth
EPS and revenue expectations for Visa have been taken marginally higher over recent months, with the financial titan expected to see a nice 18% move higher in earnings alongside an 11% sales increase.
The company’s consistent top-line growth has positioned it nicely in the minds of investors over its long history, reflecting a ‘dependable’ stock overall. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s sales on a quarterly basis.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Visa’s total payments volume (TPV) is a key metric that investors closely monitor. However, the metric isn’t just watched in relation to Visa’s specific results, as it also reflects the state of the broader consumer base overall.
TPV grew 8% year-over-year throughout its latest period, undoubtedly a healthy growth rate. It’s reasonable to expect another healthy print concerning TPV, especially following the CEO’s statement following its latest release –
‘Visa’s strong 9% fiscal second quarter net revenue growth was driven by healthy trends in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions. Consumer spending remained resilient, even with macroeconomic uncertainty.
He continued –
Our strategy across consumer payments, commercial and money movement solutions and value-added services, our diversified business model, and our focus on innovation position us well for the rest of the fiscal year and beyond."
Shares are heading into the release a bit expensive, with the current 28.2X forward 12-month earnings multiple above the 26.9X five-year median and reflecting a 23% premium relative to the S&P 500.
Can PayPal Shares Finally Sustain Momentum?
While expectations for PayPal haven’t budged much over recent months, the development still reflects a nice level of stability, certainly not raising any red flags. The payments titan is expected to see 9% EPS growth on 2.7% higher sales, with the sales growth rate accelerating nicely relative to the subsequent period. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s sales on a quarterly basis.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
While we can see that top line growth has remained consistent, share performance hasn’t reflected the favorable development over the broader three-year period. The stock has overall been trading back-and-forth in a somewhat tight range over the past three years, nearly flat compared to a 72% gain from the S&P 500.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Like V, total payment volume (TPV) will be a key item to watch in the release. PayPal’s TPV totaled a sizable $417 billion throughout its latest period, up 3% from the same period last year. The Zacks Consensus estimate for TPV stands at $434.4 billion, implying a 4% year-over-year climb.
As shown below, the company has had mixed performance concerning beating our consensus TPV estimates, with two misses and two beats coming over the last four quarters.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Shares head into the print at historically low valuation levels, with the current 14.3X forward 12-month earnings multiple comparing to a 19.5X five-year median and reflecting a 37% discount relative to the S&P 500.
Bottom Line
Several notable financial titans – PayPal (PYPL - Free Report) and Visa (V - Free Report) – headline the reporting docket for the finance sector next week, with many other notable companies also on the list.
The outlook for Visa heading into the release seems relatively ‘calm’, with expectations trending marginally higher over recent months. While shares do trade at a steep premium, Visa’s consistent and predictable growth both help ease the valuation concern.
The setup for PayPal appears similarly calm given its historically low valuation multiples and decent growth in TPV also forecasted. As shown above, the stock hasn’t done much of anything over the past three years, with a positive set of results and decent commentary surrounding guidance potentially finally getting the stock out of its lull.