Previous Close | 173.24 |
Open | 173.37 |
Bid | 173.67 x 100 |
Ask | 175.00 x 200 |
Day's Range | 170.65 - 173.87 |
52 Week Range | 115.55 - 183.73 |
Volume | 3,396,159 |
Avg. Volume | 4,195,651 |
Market Cap | 181.333B |
Beta | 0.99 |
PE Ratio (TTM) | 47.25 |
EPS (TTM) | 3.65 |
Earnings Date | May 2, 2018 |
Forward Dividend & Yield | 1.00 (0.57%) |
Ex-Dividend Date | 2018-04-06 |
1y Target Est | 196.12 |
Today I will be providing a simple run-through of the discounted cash flows (DCF) method to estimate the attractiveness of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) as an investment opportunity. If you wantRead More...
For years, Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. were viewed as somewhat indistinguishable, both benefiting from the same gradual shift toward card-based payments. Mastercard (MA) shares are up 54% over the past 12 months, while Visa (XNYS:V) shares are up 36%.
Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was fintech before fintech was cool. Visa stock has benefited from the company’s fintech leadership. Credit card processing, which began through banks and became an industry unto itself, has been insanely profitable since Visa itself went public in 2008.
Visa's (V) Q2 earnings to buoy on an increase in payments volume and processed transaction growth.
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Signs pointed to price strength in Monday trading after the No. 1 digital currency by market value surged over the weekend. Bitcoin prices soared as high as $9,000 on Sunday trading, capping a weekend of gains that saw the cryptocurrency climb to levels not seen since March 22. Trading volume also surged, reaching $8.4 billion Friday and $7.5 billion Saturday.
Leading payment processing stock FleetCor Technologies may be fueling up for a new breakout ahead of its Q1 earnings report on April 30.
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Big-brand stocks have established business models and tend to draw consumers and investor attention even when the equity market is choppy.
The financial industry calls it “the Nascar effect” -- that mess of payment logos spread across a retailer’s online checkout page like the side of a race car. Often there are buttons for every major credit ...
Visa and Mastercard could reportedly soon abandon their faster-online-checkout options, Visa Checkout and Masterpass, and adopt a single shared payment button for online payments.
After the February correction in the stock market, Visa Inc (NYSE:V) stock rebounded sharply and threatened twice to set a new high. Then again, on March 21 the stock market had another dip which took again took Visa stock down to retest $117 per share. Last night, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) reported earnings and the stock is rallying on the headline.
In late 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed, in which corporate taxes were reduced substantially. Discover Financial Services (DFS) has its operations mainly in the US, allowing the company to pay a lower tax rate, which could benefit its long-term growth. Discover expects to pay lower taxes, which would result in higher cash flows that the company could deploy in its business activities.
JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) Consumer and Community Banking (or CCB) segment posted revenue of $12.6 billion in 1Q18, a rise of 15% YoY (year-over-year) and 4% sequentially, reflecting strong spending momentum and middle-market lending.
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc., the two largest U.S. card networks, said Wednesday that they’re planning to drop their longstanding initiatives to get online shoppers to use dedicated payment buttons. The two payments giants instead want to create a new online option that would amount to a shared single payment button that could succeed the current pay tabs, Visa Checkout and Mastercard Masterpass. Separately Wednesday, a spokesman for American Express Co., which has its own payment button, said the company supports exploring a move like the one Visa and Mastercard are discussing.
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc., the two largest U.S. card networks, said Wednesday that they’re planning to drop their longstanding initiatives to get online shoppers to use dedicated payment buttons. The two payments giants instead want to create a new online option that would amount to a shared single payment button that could succeed the current pay tabs, Visa Checkout and Mastercard Masterpass. Separately Wednesday, a spokesman for American Express Co., which has its own payment button, said the company supports exploring a move like the one Visa and Mastercard are discussing.
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Tax benefits and improved collection and disposal business are expected to drive Waste Management's (WM) first-quarter 2018 results.
Mastercard (MA) is being covered by 37 analysts in April 2018, two of whom have suggested “holds” and 19 of whom have suggested “buys” on the stock. The company has received “strong buy” ratings from 16 analysts. Last month, MA was covered by 38 analysts, 18 of whom suggested “strong buys” and two of whom suggested “holds.” Another 18 analysts recommended “buys” on the stock in the month.
Mastercard’s (MA) PBV (price-to-book value ratio) is 18.08x on a next-12-month basis. The company has a premium valuation, as its competitors’ average is 4.2x.
On April 5, 2018, Mastercard (MA) made an announcement that from April 13 onward, all merchants in Canada and the United States would be able to eliminate the process of requiring signatures from cardholders. The idea focuses on removing the hurdles faced during the checkout process and allowing participating merchants to improve the experience. According to Mastercard’s management, merchants don’t believe there’s much use in requesting users’ signatures, so implementing the change will bring efficiency.
After the announcement of the imposition of tariffs by President Donald Trump, fears regarding a trade war gripped investors. Increased prices could lead to inflation, which could benefit payment technology companies (XLF) such as Mastercard (MA) and Visa (V). Mastercard is expected to witness upward momentum in 2018 primarily aided by its focus on the completion of transactions via mobile phones while maintaining the level of security desired by users.
Mastercard’s (MA) total operating expenses rose from $5 billion in 2016 to $5.8 billion in 2017, representing an increase of 17% mainly due to a rise in general and administrative expenses from $3.7 billion in 2016 to $4.5 billion in 2017. The components of the company’s total operating expenses include provisions for litigation settlements, advertising and marketing, depreciation and amortization, and general and administrative expenses. Mastercard saw a rise in its professional fees from $337 million in 2016 to $355 million in 2017 mainly resulting from consulting costs with respect to mergers and acquisitions.
Digital maps startup Mapbox Inc told Reuters on Tuesday that it has hired a lead product manager from the local search unit of Alphabet Inc's Google to serve as head of product for maps and search. Andrew Chen is charged with helping engineers at Mapbox, which licenses maps to software developers, better understand consumer desires, Mapbox Chief Executive Officer Eric Gundersen said.
Yahoo Finance's Jen Rogers and Jared Blikre break down the U.S. Treasury yield curve: as of the current date, when the Federal Reserve raised rates above 5% and it inverted in February 2007 and, as of April 2008, after the Fed lowered rates during the financial crisis following the Bear Stearns blowup.