The first of these companies that I will highlight is Visa. This company's competitive advantage starts with its network. It has spent decades building a two-way network with consumers who hold Visa cards, both digitally and physically , and merchants who accept Visa cards as a means of payment.
How Parkev Tatevosian, CFA’s view on $V changed
2026-09-08Bullish
“Creating a Forever Portfolio: 5 Stocks to Buy and Never Sell”
Visa's durable moat and current valuation support a long-term buy-and-hold thesis.
2026-09-02Bullish
“My Top 10 Stocks to Buy Right Now in September”
Visa is a strong buy at current levels given its competitive moat and valuation, outweighing regulatory risks.
The next stock I'm going to highlight is Visa. And this is an interesting situation because I've only calculated an upside of about 4% for Visa as I calculated a fair value of $396 and the current market price is $381.
But Visa is one of the few Hall of Fame businesses in the world where I would feel like I'm getting a good deal even if I could buy Visa stock at a fair price. But to be able to buy it at a 4% discount, I think is gravy. It's icing on the cake.