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10 Best Stock Picks of Motley Fool Asset Management. Visa (NYSE:V) ranks #9 (see the 5 Best Stock Picks of Motley Fool Asset Management).

Visa is down about 10% so far this year. Visa (NYSE:V) operates one of the strongest moats in global finance, running the world’s largest payments network and processing. It dominates the global card network industry with roughly 50%+ credit card market share, significantly ahead of Mastercard and American Express. Visa (NYSE:V) is positioned to benefit from a secular shift as the global digital payments market is projected to reach $2.4 trillion by 2029. As trillions of dollars in paper currency transition to digital rails, Visa (NYSE:V) remains a key beneficiary of this trend.

Visa (NYSE:V) is trading at approximately 24x-25x forward earnings, which is a significant discount compared to its 5-year average of roughly 30x-32x.

Ironvine Capital Partners stated the following regarding Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) in its Q4 2025 investor letter:

“Global payment network Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) are uniquely durable businesses, deeply embedded in the plumbing of global commerce thanks to network effects that have been reinforced over several decades. Visa and Mastercard’s unrivaled scale allow them to provide essential payment services to billions of cardholders and 150+ million merchants for a fraction of a penny per dollar transacted while generating tremendous economics for owners..” (Click Here To Read The Letter in Detail)

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