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title: "This Visa Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Tuesday"
description: "Top Wall Street analysts have initiated coverage on several companies with bullish ratings. Cantor Fitzgerald's Ramsey El-Assal rated Visa Inc (NYSE:V) as Overweight with a price target of $400, while"
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published_at: "2026-01-27T13:10:40.000Z"
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# This Visa Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Tuesday

> Top Wall Street analysts have initiated coverage on several companies with bullish ratings. Cantor Fitzgerald's Ramsey El-Assal rated Visa Inc (NYSE:V) as Overweight with a price target of $400, while TD Cowen's Mathew Blackman rated Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) as Buy with a target of $660. HC Wainwright's Robert Burns rated Molecular Partners AG (NASDAQ:MOLN) as Buy with a target of $13. Goldman Sachs' Michael Ng rated Versant Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:VSNT) as Neutral with a target of $34, and El-Assal also rated Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) as Overweight with a target of $650.

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

-   Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Ramsey El-Assal initiated coverage on **Visa Inc** (NYSE:V) with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $400. Visa shares closed at $328.49 on Monday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   TD Cowen analyst Mathew Blackman initiated coverage on **Intuitive Surgical Inc** (NASDAQ:ISRG) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $660. Intuitive Surgical shares closed at $528.81 on Monday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Robert Burns initiated coverage on **Molecular Partners AG** (NASDAQ:MOLN) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $13. Molecular Partners shares closed at $4.00 on Monday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng initiated coverage on **Versant Media Group Inc** (NASDAQ:VSNT) with a Neutral rating and announced a price target of $34. Versant Media shares closed at $33.09 on Monday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Ramsey El-Assal initiated coverage on **Mastercard Inc** (NYSE:MA) with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $650. Mastercard shares closed at $527.36 on Monday. See how other analysts view this stock.

Considering buying Visa stock? Here’s what analysts think:

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