Visa Europe Deal Seen as Positive Catalyst for Visa (V) Shares - Jefferies

Jefferies analyst Jason Kupferberg reiterated a Buy rating and price target of $80 on Visa (NYSE: V) as they examine a potential deal for Visa Europe. The analyst said while the deal is largely discounted in the stock, the actual announcement should be a positive catalyst.

Kupferberg commented, "The Street is brimming with anticipation of V's acquisition of Visa Europe, which increasingly seems likely to be a near-term event. While we believe the deal is largely discounted in shares already, the actual announcement of a transaction should be an incrementally positive catalyst. Our scenario analysis suggests that with just ~6% cost synergies and no revenue synergies, the deal would be neutral to F16/F17 non-GAAP EPS."

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Shares of Visa closed at $70.69 yesterday.

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