10 Best Monopoly Stocks to Buy

2. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 181

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) operates as a payment technology company. The company’s dominant market position in the debit card payment processing market provides it with the ability to control pricing and access to its network. Therefore, its growth is expected to stem from its network effect, strong presence in the global payments landscape, and scale. TD Cowen analyst Bryan Bergin reiterated a “Buy” rating on the company’s stock, setting a price objective of $380.00. The analyst’s rating is backed by a combination of factors demonstrating Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)’s healthy Q2 2025 performance, which was characterized by strong net revenue growth and robust core payments performance.

In Q2 2025, the company saw 9% net revenue growth, aided by healthy trends in payments volume, cross-border volume, and processed transactions. The payments volume went up by 8% YoY. Furthermore, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) demonstrated consumer resilience and gave a solid outlook for Q3 2025, says the analyst. For Q3 2025, the company expects net revenue growth (on an adjusted constant-dollar basis) of low double-digit on a YoY basis. As per the analyst, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)’s diversification and durability remain key strengths, making it an attractive investment. Its investment in innovation resulted in increased diversification, with a growing mix of Value-Added Services (VAS) and Commercial Services (CMS) offerings.

Investment advisory firm Ithaka Group released its Q1 2025 investor letter. Here is what the fund said:

“Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is one of two leading companies (along with MasterCard) that helps share information and transfer funds between banks that have relationships with card-carrying consumers and banks that have relationships with merchants, ensuring payment transactions are reliable and secure. Since the company’s founding in 1958, Visa has been benefiting from growth in personal consumption expenditure, a strong secular shift from cash and checks to credit and debit cards, and an asset-light, high-margin business model that generates strong free cash flow and resilient earnings, even in volatile macro environments. In the first quarter Visa saw its stock trade up in a tumultuous market tape, as investors tend to flock to more steady earning compounders, of which Visa is an ideal candidate.”