Mastercard (MA) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mastercard a buy right now?

16 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mastercard in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Mastercard stock.
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When is Mastercard's next earnings date?

Mastercard is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 4th 2022.
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How were Mastercard's earnings last quarter?

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 28th. The credit services provider reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.59. The credit services provider had revenue of $5.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. Mastercard had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 133.72% and a net margin of 47.70%. Mastercard's revenue for the quarter was up 24.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.74 earnings per share.
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How often does Mastercard pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Mastercard?

Mastercard announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 8th will be given a dividend of $0.49 per share on Monday, May 9th. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 7th.
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Is Mastercard a good dividend stock?

Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.56%. Mastercard has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Mastercard is 20.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Mastercard will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.62% next year. This indicates that Mastercard will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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How will Mastercard's stock buyback program work?

Mastercard announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, November 30th 2021, which allows the company to repurchase $8,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 2.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

What price target have analysts set for MA?

16 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Mastercard's shares. Their forecasts range from $357.00 to $482.00. On average, they expect Mastercard's stock price to reach $422.94 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.2% from the stock's current price.
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Who are Mastercard's key executives?

Mastercard's management team includes the following people:

• Mr. Michael Miebach, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 54, Pay $1.95M) (LinkedIn Profile)
• Mr. Sachin Mehra, Chief Financial Officer (Age 51, Pay $1.45M)
• Mr. Timothy Henry Murphy, Chief Admin. Officer (Age 54, Pay $1.41M)
• Mr. Craig Vosburg, Chief Product Officer (Age 55, Pay $1.52M) (LinkedIn Profile)
• Mr. Edward Grunde McLaughlin, Pres of Operations & Technology (Age 56)
• Mr. Warren Kneeshaw, Exec. VP of Investor Relations
• Seth Pruss, VP of Investor Relations
• Ambassador Richard R. Verma J.D., Gen. Counsel & Head of Global Public Policy (Age 53)
• Mr. Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and Pres of Healthcare (Age 60)
• Seth Eisen, Sr. VP of Communications

What is Michael Miebach's approval rating as Mastercard's CEO?

18 employees have rated Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach on Glassdoor.com. Michael Miebach has an approval rating of 100% among Mastercard's employees. This puts Michael Miebach in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Who are some of Mastercard's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Mastercard include Visa (V), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Fiserv (FISV), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Paychex (PAYX), Global Payments (GPN), FLEETCOR Technologies (FLT), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), WEX (WEX), Western Union (WU), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), ExlService (EXLS) and Maximus (MMS).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Mastercard own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mastercard investors own include Visa (V), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walt Disney (DIS), PayPal (PYPL), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Salesforce (CRM), Tesla (TSLA), Adobe (ADBE) and Boeing (BA).

What is Mastercard's stock symbol?

Mastercard trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MA."

Who are Mastercard's major shareholders?

Mastercard's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.82%), State Street Corp (3.59%), Capital International Investors (1.67%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.61%), Capital Research Global Investors (1.45%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%). Company insiders that own Mastercard stock include Ajay Banga, Ann Cairns, Craig Vosburg, Edward Grunde Mclaughlin, Foundation Mastercard, Gilberto Caldart, J Mehra Sachin, Kevin Stanton, Michael Fraccaro, Michael Miebach, Raj Seshadri, Richard Haythornthwaite and Sandra A Arkell.
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Which institutional investors are selling Mastercard stock?

MA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, State Street Corp, Jane Street Group LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, DNB Asset Management AS, IMC Chicago LLC, and Northern Trust Corp. Company insiders that have sold Mastercard company stock in the last year include Ajay Banga, Ann Cairns, Craig Vosburg, Edward Grunde Mclaughlin, Foundation Mastercard, J Mehra Sachin, Michael Miebach, and Raj Seshadri.
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Which institutional investors are buying Mastercard stock?

MA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC, Viking Global Investors LP, Capital International Investors, Jennison Associates LLC, 1832 Asset Management L.P., and Lord Abbett & CO. LLC.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Mastercard's stock price today?

One share of MA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $357.78.

How much money does Mastercard make?

Mastercard has a market capitalization of $347.99 billion and generates $18.88 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $8.69 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.61 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does Mastercard have?

Mastercard employs 24,000 workers across the globe.

Does Mastercard have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of Mastercard: Aiia, Applied Predictive Technologies, Arcus, Brighterion, C-sam, CipherTrace, DataCash Group, Dynamic Yield, Ekata, Ethoca, Finicity, Global Mastercard Holdings LP, IfOnly, Mastercard A&M Investment Holdings LLC, Mastercard AP Financing Pte. Ltd., Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd., Mastercard Europe SA, Mastercard Financing Solutions LLC, Mastercard Holdings LP, Mastercard International Incorporated, Mastercard Payment Gateway Services Group Limited, Mastercard UK Holdco Limited, Mastercard US Holdings LLC, Mastercard/Europay U.K. Limited, NETS, NuData Security a Mastercard company, Oltio, Orbiscom, Pinpoint, Provus, RiskRecon, SessionM, Transaction Network Services (TNS), Transactis, Transfast, Truaxis, VocaLink, and Vyze.

When was Mastercard founded?

Mastercard was founded in 1966.

What is Mastercard's official website?

The official website for Mastercard is www.mastercard.com.

How can I contact Mastercard?

Mastercard's mailing address is 2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY, 10577. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at (914) 249-2000, via email at [email protected], or via fax at 914-249-4262.