Mastercard (MA) Competitors $584.64 +0.48 (+0.08%) Closing price 09/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$584.42 -0.23 (-0.04%) As of 09/22/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MA vs. AFRM, GOOG, PYPL, AXP, BRK.A, BRK.B, FIS, GPN, V, and WUShould you be buying Mastercard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mastercard include Affirm (AFRM), Alphabet (GOOG), PayPal (PYPL), American Express (AXP), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), Visa (V), and Western Union (WU). Mastercard vs. Its Competitors Affirm Alphabet PayPal American Express Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Fidelity National Information Services Global Payments Visa Western Union Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AFRM or MA? Mastercard has higher revenue and earnings than Affirm. Mastercard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Affirm, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAffirm$3.24B9.05$52.19M$0.13693.23Mastercard$28.17B18.76$12.87B$14.8339.42 Is AFRM or MA more profitable? Mastercard has a net margin of 44.93% compared to Affirm's net margin of 1.62%. Mastercard's return on equity of 200.01% beat Affirm's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Affirm1.62% 1.80% 0.49% Mastercard 44.93%200.01%29.26% Which has more volatility and risk, AFRM or MA? Affirm has a beta of 3.64, suggesting that its stock price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercard has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AFRM or MA? Affirm presently has a consensus price target of $80.04, suggesting a potential downside of 11.18%. Mastercard has a consensus price target of $630.89, suggesting a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Mastercard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Affirm.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Affirm 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Mastercard 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor AFRM or MA? In the previous week, Mastercard had 93 more articles in the media than Affirm. MarketBeat recorded 95 mentions for Mastercard and 2 mentions for Affirm. Mastercard's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Affirm's score of 0.08 indicating that Mastercard is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Affirm 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mastercard 88 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AFRM or MA? 69.3% of Affirm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Mastercard shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Affirm shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Mastercard shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMastercard beats Affirm on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMastercardFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$528.09B$34.17B$26.69B$21.65BDividend Yield0.52%2.24%2.75%3.51%P/E Ratio39.4239.6527.3330.23Price / Sales18.7623.02777.2258.72Price / Cash32.8218.0227.3218.30Price / Book82.007.468.034.66Net Income$12.87B$1.14B$199.86M$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.34%0.58%2.86%1.11%1 Month Performance-2.26%7.74%15.62%2.95%1 Year Performance17.60%39.95%70.27%15.18% Mastercard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAMastercard4.8404 of 5 stars$584.64+0.1%$630.89+7.9%+18.7%$528.09B$28.17B39.4235,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAFRMAffirm1.8924 of 5 stars$87.83+5.7%$80.04-8.9%+100.6%$28.60B$3.24B675.672,206GOOGAlphabet4.7054 of 5 stars$249.83+3.5%$227.56-8.9%+53.6%$3.02T$350.02B26.57190,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPYPLPayPal4.7989 of 5 stars$67.07+0.3%$85.00+26.7%-11.8%$64.19B$31.80B14.3624,400Positive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.1286 of 5 stars$327.52+0.7%$315.20-3.8%+27.0%$228.11B$65.95B23.0075,100Positive NewsBRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.7059 of 5 stars$736,079.93-0.6%N/A+8.2%$1.06T$371.43B16.82372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway2.1341 of 5 stars$490.67-0.6%$575.00+17.2%+8.5%$1.06T$371.43B16.83392,400Trending NewsFISFidelity National Information Services4.6945 of 5 stars$66.91+0.1%$91.63+37.0%-23.3%$34.92B$10.13B371.4450,000Positive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.9807 of 5 stars$84.27-1.3%$112.21+33.2%-21.5%$20.45B$10.11B14.7327,000Positive NewsVVisa4.851 of 5 stars$338.72-0.2%$385.96+13.9%+20.9%$621.36B$35.93B33.1131,600Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeWUWestern Union4.3691 of 5 stars$8.38-0.3%$8.61+2.8%-30.8%$2.71B$4.10B3.189,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Affirm Competitors Alphabet Competitors PayPal Competitors American Express Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Competitors Fidelity National Information Services Competitors Global Payments Competitors Visa Competitors Western Union Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MA) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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