How to buy Mastercard (MA) stocks

Mastercard is a credit services business based in the US. Mastercard shares (MA) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $528.03 – a decrease of 0.18% over the previous week. Mastercard employs 33,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $27.2 billion.

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Mastercard stock price (NYSE: MA)

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Mastercard stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$528.03
52-week range	$414.59 - $537.13
50-day moving average more info button	$518.01
200-day moving average more info button	$477.10
Wall St. target price	$563.29
PE ratio more info button	39.3611
Dividend yield more info button	$2.64 (0.58%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$13.21

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Mastercard price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $523.28 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.08%
1 month (2024-11-21)	1.59%
3 months (2024-09-20)	6.20%
6 months (2024-06-21)	15.04%

1 year (2023-12-21)	23.58%
2 years (2022-12-21)	53.18%
3 years (2021-12-21)	51.86%
5 years (2019-12-20)	80.23%

Is Mastercard stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Mastercard stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Mastercard's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Mastercard's P/E ratio

Mastercard's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 39x. In other words, Mastercard shares trade at around 39x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Mastercard's PEG ratio

Mastercard's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.9863. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Mastercard's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Mastercard's EBITDA

Mastercard's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $16.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Mastercard's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Mastercard financials

Revenue TTM	$27.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	59.3%
Gross profit TTM	$22.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	22.89%
Return on equity TTM	177.58%
Profit margin	45.26%
Book value	$8.09
Market Capitalization more info button	$477.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Mastercard stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 18.9% of net profits

Recently Mastercard has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Mastercard shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Mastercard's case, that would currently equate to about $2.64 per share.

While Mastercard's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Mastercard is investing more in its future growth.

Mastercard's most recent dividend payout was on 7 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 8 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Mastercard's stocks ever split?

Mastercard's stocks were split on a 10:1 basis on 21 January 2014 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Mastercard stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 90% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Mastercard stocks, which in turn could have impacted Mastercard's stock price.

Mastercard stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Mastercard's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $414.5918 up to $537.13. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Mastercard's is 1.101. This would suggest that Mastercard's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Mastercard overview

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Send, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and Mastercard Cross-Border Services enables a range of payment flows through a distribution network with a single point of access to send and receive money globally through various channels, including bank accounts, mobile wallets, cards, and cash payouts. Further, it provides cyber and intelligence solutions; insights and analytics, consulting, marketing, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants; and open banking and digital identity services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus name. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Mastercard is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 10.649% of Mastercard stocks are held by insiders and 79.926% by institutions. How many people work for Mastercard?
Latest data suggests 33,400 work at Mastercard. When does the fiscal year end for Mastercard?
Mastercard's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Mastercard based?
Mastercard's address is: 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY, United States, 10577 What is Mastercard's ISIN number?
Mastercard's international securities identification number is: US57636Q1040 What is Mastercard's CUSIP number?
Mastercard's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 57636Q104

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