Missed Out on Visa? Buy PayPal Instead

The payments sector has proven to be a lucrative investment area.Visa (V -2.56%) has turned out to be a great investment historically. The stock has soared 1,850% since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2008. That gain would've turned a $10,000 investment into almost $200,000 today.Seeing this, investors might be looking at ways to gain exposure to the payments industry. A valid argument could be made that Visa, with a $560 billion market cap and a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.6, could appear like ...