Is MasterCard’s stock trading above its near-term potential?
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Why has MasterCard’s stock been rising despite negative revenues?
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Will analysts expect MasterCard to beat earnings estimates?
Jul 19, 2021 · Why Shares of Mastercard Are Falling Today The company appears to be declining along with the broader market amid macroeconomic and pandemic-induced concerns. Bram …
What happened to MasterCard’s cross-border volume in the first quarter?
Mar 19, 2021 · Shares of credit card giant Visa ( V -1.03% ) stock took a tumble today, falling 5% through 12:40 p.m. EDT on news that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the company for engaging in ...
Why is Mastercard stock so low?
Summary. Mastercard stock fell 3.5% on Monday, and is now down 16.1% from its July peak and down 5.6% year-to-date, an opportunity in our view. Share price weakness is due to concerns about Amazon's dispute with Visa, Fintech disintermediation and the new Omicron variant. We believe these concerns are unfounded.Dec 21, 2021
Is Mastercard a good buy now?
Is Mastercard a Buy, Sell or Hold? The preferred outlook on Mastercard from Wall Street analysts signals a buy rating as the stock looks reasonably bullish. In 2021, the company's shares made a strong start, with steady gains in the first quarter.Dec 17, 2021
Is Mastercard stock a buy or sell?
Mastercard has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Is Mastercard stock overvalued?
The bottom line is that Mastercard is overvalued given its current performance. The company had a difficult year, and its financial results illustrate the strain on revenues.
Will Mastercard keep growing?
The company's growth is organic as consumers are issuing more cards and spending more money. Going forward analysts forecast that Mastercard will continue to grow at a CAGR of 15%-20% according to Seeking Alpha. The EPS has been growing at a much faster pace compared to the revenues.Jan 24, 2022
Is Mastercard undervalued?
The key metric that shows Mastercard's shares are likely undervalued is the price-to-earnings growth ratio, or PEG. This is just 1.62, and anything below 2 is generally cheap. Mastercard has been able to sustain a growth rate of 20% or higher on a consistent basis for over a decade.Mar 3, 2022
Which stock is better Visa or Mastercard?
Visa has higher revenues, profitability, and valuation than Mastercard, but the latter has a higher revenue per share, higher EPS, and higher YoY revenue per share growth. Both companies are expected to be bullish and offer solid returns in the future.Dec 6, 2021
Is Mastercard a buy Zack?
In general, the lower the ratio is the better....Momentum Scorecard. More Info.Zacks RankDefinitionAnnualized Return1Strong Buy24.93%2Buy18.44%3Hold9.99%4Sell5.61%2 more rows
Who owns Mastercard?
Mastercard Worldwide has been a publicly traded company since 2006. Prior to its initial public offering, Mastercard Worldwide was a cooperative owned by the more than 25,000 financial institutions that issue its branded cards....Mastercard.TypePublic companyFounded1966 (as Interbank Card Association) 1979 (as MasterCard)17 more rows
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When we shop online, at the grocery store, or go to a restaurant, it's just taken for granted that they'll accept credit cards and even take a tap from a mobile phone.
What happened
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So what
Shares of Mastercard ( MA -1.92% ) traded 5.2% lower as of 1:25 p.m. EDT today for no obvious reasons other than broader macroeconomic factors and market sentiment.
Now what
Shares of the payments company dipped as the broader market got creamed today due to concerns over rising cases of the COVID delta variant across the country. At one point, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had tumbled roughly 900 points as the market panicked about the potential for slower economic growth and even potential lockdowns.
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In recent months, Mastercard stock has hit new highs as the economy has reopened and spending levels have surpassed those in 2019. The company reported recently that U.S. retail sales excluding automotive and gasoline increased 11% in June on a year-over-year basis and 10.4% compared to June 2019.
What is it exactly that the Justice Department thinks Visa has done wrong?
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So what is it exactly that the Justice Department thinks Visa has done wrong? According to "people familiar with the matter," says WSJ, it thinks Visa may have "limited merchants' ability to route debit-card transactions over card networks that are often less expensive" than Visa's own, boosting Visa's share of "lucrative" network fees on debit cards' use.
What happened
Now as for why this investigation of Visa is dragging down Mastercard stock with it -- but not AmEx or Discover -- it's worth pointing out that the Journal specifically identifies Mastercard as the subject of similar DoJ concerns, but doesn't name either AmEx or Discover.
So what
Shares of Mastercard (NYSE: MA) had fallen more than 6% as of 12:07 p.m. EDT today after the company's rival Visa (NYSE: V) reported earnings yesterday.
Now what
For the fourth fiscal quarter of the year, Visa reported earnings per share of $1.65 on total revenue of $6.6 billion. Both numbers beat estimates from analysts. The company's board of directors also recently approved a dividend increase of 17%.
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Visa and Mastercard are very similar companies, so if Visa sees slower revenue growth ahead, it is only natural that Mastercard investors might expect a similar outcome. Mastercard reports earnings tomorrow, so we'll find out for sure soon.
Why is Mastercard stock favored?
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How does Mastercard make money?
Despite the negative growth in revenues, investors have favored Mastercard’s stock due to recovery in consumer spending levels, which has improved the transaction volumes in the second half of the year on a sequential basis.
Why did net income drop in 2017?
The company generates revenue by charging fees for transaction processing and other services. The company derives around 22% of its revenues from International Fees and 34% of its revenues from transaction processing fees. Due to the lockdown restrictions and travel bans in the first and second quarters of the year, both these revenues streams have suffered – the company reported a 19% y-o-y drop in revenues for Q2 2020. However, the economy is likely to see some improvement in Q3 and Q4 as lockdown restrictions have been eased in most parts of the world. This is also evident from the recently released consumer spending data which suggests an m-o-m growth of 8.5%, 5.6%, and 1.9% in May, June, and July respectively. Despite this, it is likely to take some time for the transaction volumes to recover to the pre-Covid levels and Mastercard’s Q3 results are likely to be lower than the year-ago period.
Why did the company suffer in 2020?
Notably, the net income dropped in 2017 mainly driven by higher income taxes due to the enactment of the U.S Tax Act. Further, the net income margin improved from 37.7% in 2016 to 48.1% in 2019, as general & administrative (G&A) and advertising expenses decreased in terms of % of revenues.
Is Mastercard going to see a recovery?
The company suffered in 2020 due to lower consumer spending levels and Covid-19 related restrictions on travel, public gatherings , etc. Notably, the consumer spending levels have seen some recovery over the recent quarters, which is also evident from the increase in domestic assessment revenues.
Who is the CEO of Mastercard?
Hence, Mastercard is unlikely to see an immediate recovery in its revenues.
When will Banga step down?
This morning, Mastercard announced that its current CEO, Ajay Banga, will step down from his post at the end of this year, to be replaced by a relative unknown from within the company -- Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach.
What happened
On Jan. 1, 2021, Banga will step down from his post as chief executive officer and become the company's executive chairman of the board, a whole step removed from running the company directly. And into his shoes will step Miebach.
So what
Shares of credit card company Mastercard ( MA 2.26% ) are joining in (and contributing to) a broad-based stock market sell-off today. With the clock ticking down on the final hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Mastercard stock clocked in with a 5% decline as of 3 p.m. EST -- even worse than the broader 1.5% drop on the Dow.
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Is this an opportunity to buy or a warning sign that all is not well with Mastercard? Actually, my hunch is that it's neither.
Now what
On the one hand, even after falling 5% today, the stock is still selling for a pricey 38 times trailing earnings.
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Meanwhile, there's still plenty of risk to the stock. According to Yahoo! Finance estimates, analysts are hoping Mastercard will report a whopping $1.53 per share in profit in its next reported quarter.
