Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) will release earnings results for the fourth quarter, after the closing bell on Tuesday.

Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at $2.97 per share, up from $2.71 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Visa's quarterly revenue is $10.61 billion, compared to $9.62 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

The company has beaten analyst revenue estimates in four straight quarters and in nine of the last 10 quarters overall.

With the recent buzz around Visa, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends too. As of now, Visa offers an annual dividend yield of 0.68%, which is a quarterly dividend amount of 59 cents per share ($2.36 a year).

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