NYSE:MAMastercard Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Mastercard Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $260.61 +23.58 (+9.95 %) (As of 04/6/2020 03:07 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$250.01Now: $260.61▼$260.7250-Day Range$203.30MA: $281.01▼$344.5652-Week Range$199.99Now: $260.61▼$347.25Volume5.52 million shsAverage Volume9.64 million shsMarket Capitalization$261.94 billionP/E Ratio32.82Dividend Yield0.68%Beta1.08 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media 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. It also provides value-added products and services comprising safety and security products, loyalty and reward programs, information and analytics services, consulting services, and issuer and acquirer processing services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus brands. Mastercard Incorporated has a strategic alliance with Finexio; and a strategic partnership with Network International to develop electronic payments in Africa and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMastercard has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 26 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $323.31, Mastercard has a potential upside of 24.8% from its current price of $259.13.Amount of Analyst CoverageMastercard has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesMastercard has received 1,327 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMastercard has received 951 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMastercard has received 58.25% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Mastercard and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipMastercard is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMastercard has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Mastercard is 20.59 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Mastercard will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.19 % next year. This indicates that Mastercard will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mastercard insiders have sold 47,948.61% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $265,000.00 in company stock and sold $127,328,828.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.70% of the stock of Mastercard is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.61% of the stock of Mastercard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Mastercard are expected to grow by 26.02% in the coming year, from $7.84 to $9.88 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mastercard is 32.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 11.76.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Mastercard is 32.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 17.47.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMastercard has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMastercard has a P/B Ratio of 44.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.56 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services SectorBusiness Services Current SymbolNYSE:MA Previous SymbolNYSE:MA, CUSIP57636Q10 CIK1141391 Webhttp://www.mastercard.com/ Phone914-249-2000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.44 Current Ratio1.42 Quick Ratio1.42Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio32.82 Forward P/E Ratio33.24 P/E Growth2.2 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$16.88 billion Price / Sales15.51 Cash Flow$10.48 per share Price / Cash Flow24.86 Book Value$5.88 per share Price / Book44.32Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.77 Net Income$8.12 billion Net Margins48.08% Return on Equity150.46% Return on Assets30.71%Miscellaneous Employees11,400 Outstanding Shares1,005,110,000Market Cap$261.94 billion Next Earnings Date5/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive MA News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. MA Rates by TradingView Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Frequently Asked Questions How has Mastercard's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Mastercard's stock was trading at $269.76 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MA stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $259.13. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of 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. When is Mastercard's next earnings date? Mastercard is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mastercard. How were Mastercard's earnings last quarter? Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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. Mastercard had a net margin of 48.08% and a return on equity of 150.46%. The business's revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.55 EPS. View Mastercard's earnings history. How often does Mastercard pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Mastercard? Mastercard announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, May 8th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 8th. View Mastercard's dividend history. How will Mastercard's stock buyback program work? Mastercard declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, December 3rd 2019, which permits the company to buyback $8,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 2.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. What price target have analysts set for MA? 28 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Mastercard's stock. Their forecasts range from $266.00 to $380.00. On average, they anticipate Mastercard's stock price to reach $323.31 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mastercard. Has Mastercard been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about MA stock have trended very negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Mastercard earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the credit services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutMastercard. Are investors shorting Mastercard? Mastercard saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,223,100 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the February 27th total of 6,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,440,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company's stock 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 Visa (V), Fidelity National Information Servcs (FIS), Fiserv (FISV), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Global Payments (GPN), Total System Services (TSS), Paychex (PAYX), FleetCor Technologies (FLT), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), The Western Union (WU), Genpact (G), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT) and MAXIMUS (MMS). 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), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), Paypal (PYPL), Boeing (BA), salesforce.com (CRM), Home Depot (HD) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Who are Mastercard's key executives? Mastercard's management team includes the following 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) 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bath Savings Trust Co (0.01%), Centre Asset Management LLC (0.00%), Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.00%), Fulton Bank N.A. (0.00%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%) and Foundations Investment Advisors LLC (0.00%). 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 Bath Savings Trust Co, Centre Asset Management LLC, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Global Trust Asset Management LLC, IMS Capital Management, Cullinan Associates Inc., M&R Capital Management Inc., and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. 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 Miebach, Richard Haythornthwaite, and Venkata R Madabhushi. View insider buying and selling activity for Mastercard. Which institutional investors are buying Mastercard stock? MA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fulcrum Equity Management, Fulton Bank N.A., Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, and Orrstown Financial Services Inc.. 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 activity 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 $259.13. How big of a company is Mastercard? Mastercard has a market capitalization of $260.45 billion and generates $16.88 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $8.12 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.77 on an earnings per share basis. Mastercard employs 11,400 workers across the globe. View additional information about Mastercard. What is Mastercard's official website? The official website for Mastercard is http://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 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 4/6/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What strategies should day traders use to execute a trade?
