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- symbol MA
- Rev/Share 31.8739
- Book/Share 7.3421
- PB 78.0128
- Debt/Equity 2.8185
- CurrentRatio 1.1108
- ROIC 0.4398
- MktCap 514296718320.0
- FreeCF/Share 16.7204
- PFCF 33.7266
- PE 39.597
- Debt/Assets 0.3879
- DivYield 0.005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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MasterCard (MA) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for MasterCard (MA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
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MasterCard (MA) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MasterCard (MA) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.31 per share a year ago.
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Mastercard Continues Growing Steadily
Published: May 01, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral
Here's our initial take on Mastercard's (MA -0.31%) first-quarter financial results.
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Are consumers under spending pressure? Not according to Mastercard's earnings.
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive
While retailers have been calling out signs of economic stress, Mastercard Inc.'s latest results didn't seem to reflect that spending pressure in a broad sense.
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Mastercard Incorporated First Quarter 2025 Financial Results Available on Company's Website
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard announced its first quarter 2025 financial results through an earnings release available on the company's Investor Relations website.
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Big Marketers Like Mastercard, PepsiCo and Nissan Are Rethinking Pride Marketing
Published: April 29, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative
Brands are shaking up their Pride spending, with some citing political pressure and economic uncertainty.
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Mastercard Earnings Preview: Watch Out For Value-Added Services And Commercial Growth
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Mastercard benefits from the global shift to digital payments. With Q1 earnings upcoming, the author outlines some keys to look out for. VAS and Commercial payments are key growth drivers, outpacing consumer payments and strengthening Mastercard's competitive moat. Despite recent downward EPS revisions, Mastercard's long-term growth outlook remains robust, supported by strong revenue and free cash flow trends.
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BloFin Launches Mastercard Crypto Card Enabling Secure and Effortless Payments
Published: April 25, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BloFin , a global leading cryptocurrency exchange, is proud to announce the official launch of the BloFin Card . The BloFin Card, now available as a virtual offering, enables select users to integrate digital assets into global online payment scenarios. It is accessible via both web and mobile platforms within the BloFin ecosystem.
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The Ithaka Group's Top Contributors And Detractors For Q1 2025
Published: April 23, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Ithaka's portfolio underperformed the R1000G by 30bps in 1Q25, with negative stock selection offset by positive sector allocation. Palantir, Visa, and Uber were top contributors, driven by strong earnings, market stability, and strategic investor interest. ServiceNow, Nvidia, and The Trade Desk were top detractors, impacted by revenue model changes, AI competition, and missed earnings expectations.
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Mastercard's Resilience Makes It A Buy In 2025 And Beyond
Published: April 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
I rate Mastercard a 'buy' due to its strong financial performance, resilience, dominant market position, share buybacks, growing dividends, and economic cycle durability. Mastercard's key business drivers include 12% YoY GDV growth, 20% YoY cross-border volume growth, and an 11% YoY increase in switched transactions. Despite a higher P/E ratio, Mastercard's premium is justified by strong earnings, a solid long-term outlook, and leadership in the global payment ecosystem.
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Trump Tariff Sell-Off: 3 Superb Stocks That Make for No-Brainer Buys Right Now
Published: April 21, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral
When examined over long stretches, stocks stand atop the pedestal in terms of annualized return, relative to all other asset classes. But this doesn't mean the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -1.33%), S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.13%), and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.13%) move from Point A to B in a straight line.
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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