Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. It facilitates the processing of payment transactions, including authorization, clearing, and settlement, as well as delivers related products and services. The company offers integrated products and services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid payment programs and management services; and commercial payment products and solutions.
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Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services
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PhoneN/A
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Profitability
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Employees14,800
Next Earnings Date5/5/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mastercard's stock symbol?
Mastercard trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MA."
How often does Mastercard pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Mastercard?
Mastercard declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, May 8th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 8th. View Mastercard's Dividend History.
How will Mastercard's stock buyback program work?
Mastercard declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, December 3rd 2019, which permits the company to buyback $8,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 2.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Mastercard's earnings last quarter?
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.09. The credit services provider earned $4.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.40 billion. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.55 EPS. View Mastercard's Earnings History.
When is Mastercard's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for MA?
28 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Mastercard's stock. Their forecasts range from $265.00 to $380.00. On average, they expect Mastercard's share price to reach $340.08 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Mastercard.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Mastercard?
28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mastercard in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 26 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Mastercard.
Has Mastercard been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about MA stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Mastercard earned a coverage optimism score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the credit services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Mastercard.
Are investors shorting Mastercard?
Mastercard saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,520,000 shares, an increase of 12.8% from the January 15th total of 7,550,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,290,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company's shares are short sold. View Mastercard's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Mastercard's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Mastercard include Worldpay (WP), Total System Services (TSS), Alliance Data Systems (ADS), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Black Knight InfoServ (LPS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Cardtronics (CATM), Cass Information Systems (CASS), Corelogic (CLGX), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Everi (EVRI), ExlService (EXLS), Fidelity National Information Servcs (FIS) and Fiserv (FISV).
What other stocks do shareholders of Mastercard own?
Who are Mastercard's key executives?
Mastercard's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Ajaypal S. Banga, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 59)
- Ms. Ann M. Cairns, Vice Chairman (Age 62)
- Mr. Craig Vosburg, Pres of North America (Age 52)
- Mr. Sachin Mehra, Chief Financial Officer (Age 48)
- Mr. Edward Grunde McLaughlin, Pres of Operations & Technology (Age 53)
Who are Mastercard's major shareholders?
Mastercard's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (4.02%), State Street Corp (3.66%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.24%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.23%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.87%) and Magellan Asset Management Ltd (0.66%). Company insiders that own Mastercard stock include Ajay Banga, Ann Cairns, Craig Vosburg, David R Carlucci, Edward Grunde Mclaughlin, Foundation Mastercard, Gilberto Caldart, Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla, Martina Hundmejean, Michael Fraccaro, Michael Miebach, Richard Haythornthwaite, Richard K Davis, Timothy H Murphy and Venkata R Madabhushi. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Mastercard.
Which institutional investors are selling Mastercard stock?
MA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Parnassus Investments CA, Point72 Asset Management L.P., AMF Pensionsforsakring AB, Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and Hexavest Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Mastercard company stock in the last year include Ajay Banga, Ann Cairns, Craig Vosburg, David R Carlucci, Edward Grunde Mclaughlin, Foundation Mastercard, Gilberto Caldart, Michael Fraccaro, Michael Miebach, Richard Haythornthwaite, Timothy H Murphy and Venkata R Madabhushi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mastercard.
Which institutional investors are buying Mastercard stock?
MA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Private Advisor Group LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, Credit Suisse AG and Fiera Capital Corp. Company insiders that have bought Mastercard stock in the last two years include Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla and Richard K Davis. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mastercard.
How do I buy shares of Mastercard?
Shares of MA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Mastercard's stock price today?
One share of MA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $340.95.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Mastercard (NYSE MA)
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