Insights into Current Discussions Among Mastercard Investors

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, May 07 16:08 • Permanent Link

Mastercard logged a 1.9% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $501.02 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. MA's trading volume is 3,638,367 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,594,583.

Mastercard trades -22.75% away from its average analyst target price of $648.61 per share. The 36 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $550.0 to $735.0, and on average have given Mastercard a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in MA, you'll want to know the following:

Mastercard's current price is 789.3% above its Graham number of $56.34, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Mastercard has moved -13.3% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 30.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 17.27, Mastercard has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
MA has a forward P/E ratio of 22.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $22.78 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.57 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Mastercard is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 57.89 compared to its sector average of 1.94
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally.
Based in Purchase, the company has 39,800 full time employees and a market cap of $442.69 Billion. Mastercard currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.7%.

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