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Mastercard Inc. (MA)

585.71

-2.43 (0.41%)

as of Sep 3, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 16 opinions in the last 12 months.

Mastercard Inc. has been navigating a challenging year, largely overshadowed by the focus on AI investments. However, experts acknowledge that both Mastercard and its competitor Visa boast impressive business models and significant competitive advantages. While growth through traditional cash-to-card conversion may have plateaued, advancements in value-added services and digital commerce position these companies well for future growth. Many analysts argue that fears surrounding digital currencies and stablecoins as threats are overstated, as Mastercard remains entrenched within the payments ecosystem. Overall, Mastercard is viewed as a strong buy, with solid fundamentals, a promising growth trajectory, and an ability to adapt to technological changes in the payments landscape.

Consensus

Positive

Valuation

Fair Value

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V, Visa

BUY

Don’t take any credit risk. You could buy Visa or MasterCard. They equally as good. Very well run companies. Their volumes have increased over the last little while. They are very good stories because of the secular tailwinds. More and more people are using debit and credit card. Visa has less of a global franchise than MasterCard.

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DON'T BUY

Totally tied to consumer spending. Legislation in the states could crimp margins. Had a great run and certainly not a value stock.

TOP PICK

Very strong global brand. Expecting earnings momentum to continue. Has international expansion. Consumer continues to be very resilient. There is growth in debit and prepaid cards. Trading at about 18X forward earnings. Long-term growth is probably 17%-18%.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sept 8/10. Up 82.62%.) Still cheap enough to Buy.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sept/10. Up 82.62%.)

PAST TOP PICK

(Top pick Sept. 27/10, Up 43.56%)

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick May 19/10, Up 39.30%) took profits and switched into Visa. He thinks it has a higher growth prospect than MA.

COMMENT

As the economy recovers, credit card companies will do well. Over the past year, it has been quite sideways but as well as up and down. He would suggest looking at Discover Financial Services (DFS-N), which ranks very high in his model with a much better earning profile and earnings momentum..

BUY

Just a transaction company so no credit risks involved. Sold off on the financial regulation bill that was passing in the US but have come back. Can be volatile but will do well in an up market. Expect them to grow their bottom line by 20% over the next 3-5 years.

DON'T BUY

Based on discretionary purchases. You would expect this stock to do well when discretionary does well, but instead you are seeing lower highs and lower bottoms. He would look for it to pull back from here.

STRONG BUY

Regulatory issues have knocked the stock down but expect to easily see the old highs in the next 6 months. Great company with lots of growth. Company is targeting 15%-20% earnings growth. Trades at 14-15 times next year's earnings growth.

TOP PICK

US government has an interim bank charge so when they charge merchants, fees will be limited. Stock is down and trading in a trading range because of this. Real story is transformation of global payments and they predict 900 million credit cards in China in the next 7 years.

BUY

Credit card companies have been extremely weak recently primarily due to US regulatory changes regarding fees. This one gives you more emerging market non-US growth profile. Will be buying back shares.

TOP PICK

Were concerns about FinReg and fees that car companies were going to be able to charge so it sold off and hasn't recovered since. Trading at 14.5-15 times earnings. Still lots of global growth for this company.

BUY

Would buy over Visa (V-N) although both are good companies. Both came down in price because of the Financial Regulation bill that is now in front of Congress that creates questions on interchange fees. Thinks this has been over done.

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