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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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services
SectorBusiness Services
Phone914-249-2000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$14.95 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees14,800
Next Earnings Date10/29/2019 (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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Friday, August 9th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 8th. View Mastercard's Dividend History.
How will Mastercard's stock buyback program work?
Mastercard announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, December 4th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $6,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Mastercard's earnings last quarter?
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 30th. The credit services provider reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.07. The credit services provider earned $4.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.08 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 42.71% and a return on equity of 135.02%. The business's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.66 EPS. View Mastercard's Earnings History.
When is Mastercard's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for MA?
25 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Mastercard's shares. Their predictions range from $232.00 to $330.00. On average, they anticipate Mastercard's stock price to reach $299.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Mastercard.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Mastercard?
25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mastercard in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 23 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Mastercard.
Has Mastercard been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about MA stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mastercard earned a news sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the credit services provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Mastercard.
Are investors shorting Mastercard?
Mastercard saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,290,500 shares, an increase of 11.3% from the July 31st total of 5,653,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,490,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company's shares are sold short. View Mastercard's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Mastercard's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Mastercard include Alibaba Group (BABA), Visa (V), Accenture (ACN), Paypal (PYPL), Booking (BKNG), Fidelity National Information Servcs (FIS), Worldpay (WP), Pinduoduo (PDD), NetEase (NTES), eBay (EBAY), First Data (FDC), Mercadolibre (MELI), Global Payments (GPN), FleetCor Technologies (FLT) and Total System Services (TSS).
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 a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.00%), BlackRock Inc. (6.29%), BlackRock Inc. (6.29%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.99%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.43%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.36%). 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 and Timothy H Murphy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Mastercard.
Which major investors are selling Mastercard stock?
MA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Egerton Capital UK LLP, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Parnassus Investments CA, Janus Henderson Group PLC and Waddell & Reed Financial 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 and Timothy H Murphy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mastercard.
Which major investors are buying Mastercard stock?
MA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Polen Capital Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC, Putnam Investments LLC, Morgan Stanley and Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd. 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 $274.08.
How big of a company is Mastercard?
Mastercard has a market capitalization of $278.07 billion and generates $14.95 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $5.86 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.49 on an earnings per share basis. Mastercard employs 14,800 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Mastercard.
What is Mastercard's official website?
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 or via email at [email protected]
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