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- symbol MA
- Rev/Share 36.5563
- Book/Share 8.6355
- PB 64.0986
- Debt/Equity 2.4529
- CurrentRatio 1.035
- ROIC 0.4863
- MktCap 494535590869.0
- FreeCF/Share 19.0546
- PFCF 28.9337
- PE 33.1713
- Debt/Assets 0.3508
- DivYield 0.0057
- ROE 1.9819
- Rating B
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 1
- DCF Score 4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade | MA | Daiwa Securities | Neutral | Outperform | -- | $610 | Feb. 3, 2026 |
| Initiation | MA | Cantor Fitzgerald | -- | Overweight | -- | $650 | Jan. 27, 2026 |
| Upgrade | MA | Compass Point | Neutral | Buy | -- | $735 | Jan. 13, 2026 |
| Upgrade | MA | HSBC Securities | Hold | Buy | -- | $633 | Dec. 8, 2025 |
| Initiation | MA | Citigroup | -- | Buy | -- | $735 | Oct. 23, 2025 |
| Initiation | MA | Wells Fargo | -- | Overweight | -- | $669 | Oct. 22, 2025 |
| Resumed | MA | Deutsche Bank | -- | Buy | -- | -- | July 17, 2025 |
| Upgrade | MA | Seaport Research Partners | Neutral | Buy | -- | $616 | July 14, 2025 |
| Initiation | MA | Truist | -- | Buy | -- | $640 | June 2, 2025 |
| Downgrade | MA | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Buy | Neutral | -- | -- | April 9, 2025 |
News
Here is What to Know Beyond Why Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is a Trending Stock
Published: February 05, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MasterCard (MA) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
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Visa Vs. Mastercard's Earnings Review: Who Won The Quarter Is The One I Am Buying
Published: February 03, 2026 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Incorporated are compared as dominant global payment networks with robust business models. Both V and MA benefit from secular trends in digital payments and exhibit strong pricing power and high margins. Competitive risks remain limited due to significant network effects and entrenched market positions.
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Why Mastercard Deserves A Premium After Q4
Published: February 02, 2026 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Mastercard Incorporated earns a Buy rating, driven by accelerating value-added services growth and a resilient, recurring revenue mix. MA's services segment, now growing 22% year-over-year, is less dependent on payment volume volatility and supports premium valuation multiples. Network scale and data flywheel reinforce earnings quality, enabling mid-teens EPS growth and robust free cash flow for MA stock buybacks.
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How Mastercard Returned $64 Billion To Shareholders
Published: January 30, 2026 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive
Over the past ten years, Mastercard (MA) stock has delivered a remarkable $64 Bil back to its shareholders in the form of cash via dividends and buybacks.
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Mastercard's Q4 Earnings Beat on Strong GDV, Cross-Border Volume
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA's Q4 earnings soar past estimates as cross-border volumes, GDV and value-added services drive strong top-line growth.
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GPN vs. MA: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Investors with an interest in Financial Transaction Services stocks have likely encountered both Global Payments (GPN) and MasterCard (MA). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
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Unit Labor Costs Remain Negative
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
It's a busy morning for data today, with Q4 earnings season continuing to heat up and Thursday Weekly Jobless Claims leading a train of economic data. Pre-market futures are currently in the green: the Dow +50 points, the S&P 500 +20, the Nasdaq +57 and the small-cap Russell 2000 +7 points at this hour.
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Mastercard Leans Into Agentic Commerce and Stablecoins While Card Volumes Rise
Published: January 29, 2026 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Positive
Card spending continued to climb in Mastercard's fourth quarter, as the payments giant laid out a roadmap that reaches beyond plastic and taps agentic commerce and stablecoins as emerging rails for how people pay and get paid. Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said during an earnings call Thursday (Jan.
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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About MasterCard (MA) Q4 Earnings
Published: January 29, 2026 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 December 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 beats quarterly profit estimates on cross-border, services growth
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) reported fourth-quarter adjusted profit that topped Wall Street expectations, helped by strong growth in cross-border spending and a sharp increase in revenue from value-added services such as cybersecurity. The payments processor posted adjusted earnings per share of $4.76 for the quarter ended December 31, compared with analysts' expectations of about $4.22 to $4.25.
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MasterCard (MA) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MasterCard (MA) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.2 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.82 per share a year ago.
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Mastercard's stock rises as earnings send an upbeat message about spending
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive
An analyst notes Mastercard got off to a strong start this year, which “defies fears of slowing consumer spend.”
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Is Mastercard Stock a Smart Bet Ahead of Q4 Earnings? Key Estimates
Published: January 27, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA heads into Q4 earnings with projected double-digit revenue and EPS growth, strong volumes and cross-border gains, but valuation remains stretched.
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Why MasterCard (MA) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
Published: January 26, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
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Exploring Analyst Estimates for MasterCard (MA) Q4 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS
Published: January 26, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for MasterCard (MA), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended December 2025.
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Big Take: Banks Say Trump's Credit Card Cap Won't Work
Published: January 26, 2026 by: Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Sentiment: Negative
Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%. Host Sarah Holder and Bloomberg finance reporter Claire Ballentine discuss what his plan would mean for banks and borrowers.
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Visa, Mastercard Head Into Earnings With Spending Holding Firm
Published: January 23, 2026 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) are expected to report earnings results on January 29.
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Does Mastercard's Agoda Deal Mark a New Phase in Rewards?
Published: January 22, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA's Agoda partnership brings instant travel redemptions to loyalty programs, signaling a shift toward experience-driven, digital-first rewards.
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Wells Fargo CEO on Trump's call for a credit card rate cap
Published: January 22, 2026 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Negative
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf told CNBC on Thursday a broad 10% credit card rate cap would be “a real problem,” warning it could lead to a meaningful reduction in available credit, though he praised the Trump administration's focus on affordability and willingness to engage in conversations to "get to the right answer."
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MasterCard (MA) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Published: January 22, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MasterCard (MA) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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Bank of America CEO Moynihan Says Credit Card Cap May Not Work as Expected
Published: January 22, 2026 by: Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Sentiment: Neutral
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan discusses the company's work with the White House to solve affordability issues for Americans. He says President Donald Trump's proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates may have "an equal but opposite reaction.
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Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf on state of the economy, credit card rate cap and company outlook
Published: January 22, 2026 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, his thoughts on the next Fed chair, President Trump's credit card rate cap proposal, company growth outlook, and more.
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President Trump: I would like to see a one-year cap of 10% on credit card rates
Published: January 21, 2026 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
President Donald Trump talks with CNBC's Joe Kernen for an interview in Davos, Switzerland.
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Jamie Dimon says Trump's credit card rate cap would be 'economic disaster'
Published: January 21, 2026 by: Fox Business
Sentiment: Negative
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns that President Donald Trump's proposed 10% credit card rate cap would be an "economic disaster" for the U.S.
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Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Payments Giant Looks More Attractive Now?
Published: January 21, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
V's scale, stronger margins and lower valuation edge it ahead of MA as both expand digital payments and value-added services.
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4 Stocks Guy Spier Was Selling in Q4
Published: January 21, 2026 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral
Guy Spier of Aquamarine Capital is an incredibly intelligent value investor who's heavily influenced by the great Warren Buffett.
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Why Mastercard's API-First Strategy Is Becoming a Growth Multiplier
Published: January 16, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MA's API-first push is turning it into a payments infrastructure, embedding tokenization, fraud and open banking to drive stickier, higher-margin growth.
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Will MasterCard (MA) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
Published: January 15, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MasterCard (MA) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
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Visa, Mastercard and Revolut Lose UK Battle Over Interchange Fees
Published: January 15, 2026 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Negative
Visa, Mastercard and Revolut lost a fight over a proposed transaction fee cap in the United Kingdom. The High Court in London ruled Thursday (Jan. 15) that the U.K.'s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has the right to set a price cap for cross-border interchange fees, the Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday.
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Is Trending Stock Mastercard Incorporated (MA) a Buy Now?
Published: January 15, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
MasterCard (MA) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.
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About Mastercard Incorporated (MA)
- IPO Date 2006-05-25
- Website https://www.mastercard.com
- Industry Financial - Credit Services
- CEO Michael Miebach
- Employees 35300