Mastercard (MA) Competitors $525.22 +2.08 (+0.40%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MA vs. V, ADP, FI, PAYX, FIS, GPN, BR, JKHY, G, and EXLSShould you be buying Mastercard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mastercard include Visa (V), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Fiserv (FI), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), and ExlService (EXLS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Mastercard vs. Visa Automatic Data Processing Fiserv Paychex Fidelity National Information Services Global Payments Broadridge Financial Solutions Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Mastercard (NYSE:MA) and Visa (NYSE:V) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MA or V? Visa received 837 more outperform votes than Mastercard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.43% of users gave Visa an outperform vote while only 72.89% of users gave Mastercard an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMastercardOutperform Votes153572.89% Underperform Votes57127.11% VisaOutperform Votes237280.43% Underperform Votes57719.57% Is MA or V more profitable? Visa has a net margin of 54.96% compared to Mastercard's net margin of 45.26%. Mastercard's return on equity of 178.27% beat Visa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mastercard45.26% 178.27% 29.81% Visa 54.96%53.16%22.08% Do analysts rate MA or V? Mastercard currently has a consensus target price of $566.63, indicating a potential upside of 7.88%. Visa has a consensus target price of $331.92, indicating a potential upside of 3.74%. Given Mastercard's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Visa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mastercard 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Visa 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MA or V? 97.3% of Mastercard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Mastercard shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MA or V a better dividend stock? Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mastercard pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mastercard has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Visa has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, MA or V? Mastercard has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, MA or V? Visa has higher revenue and earnings than Mastercard. Visa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mastercard, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMastercard$25.10B19.21$11.20B$13.2239.73Visa$35.93B16.59$19.74B$9.7332.88 Does the media refer more to MA or V? In the previous week, Visa had 31 more articles in the media than Mastercard. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Visa and 70 mentions for Mastercard. Mastercard's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Visa's score of 0.77 indicating that Mastercard is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mastercard 48 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Visa 73 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryVisa beats Mastercard on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mastercard News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricMastercardBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$463.20B$20.37B$7.23B$19.35BDividend Yield0.52%2.67%2.34%3.72%P/E Ratio39.7327.5128.0641.30Price / Sales19.216.37103.4317.06Price / Cash33.6033.3829.1419.84Price / Book70.315.806.195.76Net Income$11.20B$526.53M$134.52M$993.25M7 Day Performance3.90%3.11%1.26%3.26%1 Month Performance1.01%5.03%5.82%5.22%1 Year Performance21.94%11.91%24.07%19.40% Mastercard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAMastercard4.5839 of 5 stars$525.22+0.4%$566.63+7.9%+22.9%$463.20B$25.10B39.7333,400Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageVVisa4.5309 of 5 stars$305.92-0.6%$330.85+8.1%+20.0%$569.89B$35.93B31.4431,600Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageADPAutomatic Data Processing4.7702 of 5 stars$290.02+1.1%$289.910.0%+25.8%$118.17B$18.45B30.9560,000Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsFIFiserv4.52 of 5 stars$201.22+0.4%$222.88+10.8%+51.8%$114.48B$383.42M38.7042,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePAYXPaychex4.2761 of 5 stars$140.85+1.3%$132.23-6.1%+21.8%$50.71B$5.37B30.0316,000Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageFISFidelity National Information Services4.9702 of 5 stars$77.70+0.7%$92.19+18.6%+31.5%$41.83B$10.03B30.9669,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGPNGlobal Payments4.9889 of 5 stars$106.31+0.6%$135.71+27.7%-15.3%$27.06B$10.02B20.0227,000Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.6299 of 5 stars$223.89+1.1%$226.71+1.3%+14.1%$26.17B$6.50B38.7414,600Short Interest ↑News CoverageJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.6167 of 5 stars$173.42+0.8%$189.00+9.0%+4.5%$12.65B$2.25B31.766,850Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGGenpact3.1768 of 5 stars$44.01+1.5%$42.33-3.8%+30.2%$7.76B$4.66B12.09129,100Insider TradeShort Interest ↓EXLSExlService3.893 of 5 stars$45.62+1.1%$42.86-6.1%+48.7%$7.34B$1.77B40.0254,000Analyst UpgradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Visa Competitors Automatic Data Processing Competitors Fiserv Competitors Paychex Competitors Fidelity National Information Services Competitors Global Payments Competitors Broadridge Financial Solutions Competitors Jack Henry & Associates Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MA) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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