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- symbol MA
- Rev/Share 31.8739
- Book/Share 7.3421
- PB 76.8358
- Debt/Equity 2.8185
- CurrentRatio 1.1108
- ROIC 0.4398
- MktCap 506536843890.0
- FreeCF/Share 16.7204
- PFCF 33.2177
- PE 38.9996
- Debt/Assets 0.3879
- DivYield 0.0051
- ROE 1.8764
- Rating B
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 1
- DCF Score 3
- P/B Score 1
- D/E Score 1
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiation | MA | Truist | -- | Buy | -- | $640 | June 2, 2025 |
| Downgrade | MA | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Buy | Neutral | -- | -- | April 9, 2025 |
| Upgrade | MA | DZ Bank | Hold | Buy | -- | $620 | Feb. 4, 2025 |
| Upgrade | MA | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Neutral | Buy | -- | $640 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Downgrade | MA | Seaport Research Partners | Buy | Neutral | -- | -- | Jan. 14, 2025 |
| Resumed | MA | Oppenheimer | -- | Outperform | -- | $591 | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| Downgrade | MA | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | -- | $470 | Sept. 3, 2024 |
News
Battle of the Payment Giants: Visa or Mastercard - Which Has the Edge?
Published: June 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
V edges past MA with superior margins, free cash flow and a stronger earnings growth outlook.
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Visa and Mastercard shares slide on stablecoin fears — but is the selloff too harsh?
Published: June 13, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Negative
Walmart and other retailers reportedly are exploring stablecoin ventures, but some analysts are doubtful these will take off with shoppers.
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
Published: June 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to MasterCard (MA). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
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Mastercard's Global Transactions Roaring: Can It Sustain the Growth?
Published: June 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA rides on strong global spending and 15% cross-border volume growth, but rising costs may test its momentum.
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2 Names Delivering Strong Dividend Growth For Passive Long-Term Investors
Published: June 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Income-focused investors can tend to focus primarily on those that come with relatively higher yields at the time. However, income investors focusing on a portion of their portfolio that contains reliable dividend growers can help to grow their cash flow over time passively. We are looking at two names today that have delivered remarkable dividend growth and are expected to be in a position to continue to do so going forward.
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Mastercard's Expenses Are on the Rise: A Threat to Profit Margins?
Published: June 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA's costs are climbing fast, but rising margins and strong revenues show its growth push may be paying off.
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5 Financial Transaction Stocks to Watch Amid a Booming Digital Era
Published: June 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
The Financial Transaction Services industry is aided by the widespread adoption of contactless payments, strong cross-border volumes and pursuit of M&A activities. Companies like V, MA, FI, FIS and GPN are well-positioned to thrive on the back of these favorable trends.
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Top 50 High-Quality Dividend Stocks For June 2025
Published: June 03, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
I track 50 high-quality dividend growth stocks to identify opportune investments, updating valuation ratings daily to focus on attractive opportunities. In this turbulent year, my investable universe outperformed SPY and SCHD year-to-date, with a gain of 2.08% compared to 0.56% and -3.36%. This month, 12 stocks had valuation rating changes; 5 were upgrades, including Ferrari, Pool Corporation and Accenture PLC, all with strong expected returns.
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The 3 Most Overvalued Stocks Top Managers Are Selling in 2025
Published: June 03, 2025 by: Morningstar
Sentiment: Negative
The best fund managers are scaling back in these expensive stocks this year. 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Netflix NFLX 01:23 Mastercard MA 02:07 Stryker SYK Susan Dziubinski: I'm Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar.
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Mastercard Launches Touch Card in Canada to Aid Sight Loss Users
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA rolls out Touch Card in Canada with tactile notches, boosting payment access for sight loss users and advancing its inclusive fintech mission.
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Mastercard, Banque Populaire Launch Premium Card in Morocco
Published: May 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA partners with Banque Populaire to unveil the Mastercard Platinum card in Morocco, offering elite perks, cashback and VIP access.
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Mastercard: For Long-Term Growth
Published: May 27, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Mastercard and Visa form a rare, powerful duopoly, with Mastercard excelling as a free cash flow generator led by elite management. Mastercard is not a credit card lender but a transaction processor, benefiting from global cashless trends and offering unmatched convenience for consumers and merchants. Recent earnings highlight robust growth, digital transformation, and expansion into AI and crypto payments, positioning Mastercard for future opportunities.
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ila Bank partners with Mastercard to launch innovative solutions and expand into new markets
Published: May 27, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
MANAMA, Bahrain, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ila Bank, powered by Bank ABC, has partnered with Mastercard to enhance the bank's proposition across consumer products, launching new affluent, travel products and loyalty offerings.
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Visa, Mastercard fees probe widens as EU antitrust regulators look into market power
Published: May 23, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative
EU antitrust regulators have widened their investigation into Visa and Mastercard's fees as they seek feedback from terminal providers and payments companies that could lead to charges of anti-competitive practices, according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters.
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Mastercard: The Long-Term Compounding Train Marches On
Published: May 23, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Mastercard continues to deliver mid-teens growth and strong margins, defying concerns about competition and market saturation. Both Mastercard and Visa are essential long-term holdings, with underestimated dominance and significant growth potential, especially in value-added services. Visa is closing the growth gap with Mastercard, but both trade at reasonable valuations given their superior quality and growth outlook.
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Mastercard and OCTO Join Forces to Promote Responsible Driving Through Loyalty Programs
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral
MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard and OCTO, a global leader in advanced telematics solutions and data analytics services for the insurance and automotive sectors, today announce a collaboration aimed at redefining the interaction between insurance companies and customers by encouraging safer driving behaviors through an innovative loyalty program. The partnership involves the integration of Mastercard's SessionM – a platform designed to support businesses in managing customer loyalty and engag.
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UK Tribunal Finalizes Settlement in Class Action Against Mastercard
Published: May 20, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Neutral
The U.K.'s Competition Appeal Tribunal announced its judgment Tuesday (May 20) in a long-running class action lawsuit that was brought against Mastercard over its swipe fees. The judgment determines the distribution of the settlement of 200 million pounds that was announced in February, the Competition Appeal Tribunal said in a summary of the judgment.
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Mastercard vs. Affirm: Which Payments Stock Has More Room to Run?
Published: May 19, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Both Mastercard and Affirm beat earnings estimates in each of the past four quarters while enjoying growing transaction volumes.
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Barclays 15th Annual Emerging Payments and FinTech Forum (Transcript)
Published: May 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA ) Barclays 15th Annual Emerging Payments and FinTech Forum May 19, 2025 9:10 AM ET Company Participants Raj Seshadri - Chief Commercial Payments Officer Conference Call Participants Peter Ramsey - Barclays Investment Bank Peter Ramsey We are honored to have Raj Seshadri, Chief Commercial Payments Officer of Mastercard here with us. Raj, thank you so much for joining us.
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AML Incubator Congratulates Nominis on Winning 1st Prize at Mastercard's Europe-Wide Fintech Forum - and Redefining the Future of Crypto Compliance
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Newsfile Corp
Sentiment: Neutral
Athens, Greece--(Newsfile Corp. - May 16, 2025) - AML Incubator, backs founders who rethink broken systems. AMLI congratulates their partner Nominis for winning 1st place at Mastercard's Europe-wide Fintech Forum 2025 - a powerful signal that the future of crypto compliance is being built now.
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Mastercard Partners With MoonPay to Boost Stablecoin Payments
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA teams up with MoonPay to deploy stablecoin-linked Mastercard cards, aiming to simplify global crypto payments and enhance cross-border money transfers for businesses.
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Japan's exchange rate plays a key role in its attractiveness to tourists, says Mastercard
Published: May 16, 2025 by: CNBC International TV
Sentiment: Neutral
David Mann discusses the latest travel trends report from the Mastercard Economic Institute, which finds an increasing number of Asian countries becoming preferred destinations for the summer.
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Travel among sectors most heavily impacted by fraud, Mastercard report finds
Published: May 16, 2025 by: CNBC International TV
Sentiment: Negative
Fraud can start in the travel pre-planning stage, says Mastercard's David Mann, as he outlines details from the Mastercard Economic Institute's latest report on travel trends.
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Retailers urge European Commission to crack down on Visa, MasterCard
Published: May 14, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative
Europe's largest retailers and online retail giants have urged the European Commission to rein in allegedly high fees charged by Visa and Mastercard , saying they hurt the bloc's competitiveness and hamper rivals.
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) J.P. Morgan 53rd Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference Transcript
Published: May 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA ) J.P. Morgan 53rd Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference May 13, 2025 8:50 AM ET Company Participants Tien-tsin Huang – JPMorgan Conference Call Participants Sachin Mehra – Chief Financial Officer Tien-tsin Huang All right, great.
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Mastercard's Strong Start to 2025: But Is it Time to Tap the Brakes?
Published: May 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA impresses with strong Q1 results, driven by robust payment volumes and surging demand for value-added services.
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Here is What to Know Beyond Why Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is a Trending Stock
Published: May 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Zacks.com users have recently been watching MasterCard (MA) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
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Mastercard Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates on Cross-Border Transactions
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA continues to witness growth in GDV and cross-border volumes in Q1 2025. It has returned $694 million to shareholders via dividends in the quarter under review.
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Mastercard Move Transactions Grow 35%, CEO Says Consumer Spending ‘Solid'
Published: May 01, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Positive
Contactless payments continue to be a preferred method for consumers, Mastercard's latest quarterly results showed, while debit and credit spending remained intact despite cardholders' worries about the economy. Company materials that accompanied the Thursday (May 1) earnings release showed that gross dollar volumes were up 9% to $2.
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Devin Corr - Head of Investor Relations Michael Miebach - Chief Executive Officer Sachin Mehra - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Harshita Rawat - Bernstein Andrew Jeffrey - Truist Securities Tien Huang - JPMorgan Sanjay Sakhrani - KBW Adam Frisch - Evercore ISI Trevor Williams - Jefferies Darrin Peller - Wolfe Research Timothy Chiodo - UBS Bryan Keane - Deutsche Bank Paul Golding - Macquarie Operator Good morning. My name is Audra and I will be your conference operator today.
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About Mastercard Incorporated (MA)
- IPO Date 2006-05-25
- Website https://www.mastercard.com
- Industry Financial - Credit Services
- CEO Mr. Michael Miebach
- Employees 35300