Mastercard Inc's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 7 out of 481 in the Software & IT Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 661.32.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend down.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
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Mastercard Inc., known as MasterCard from 1979 until 2016 and as mastercard from 2016 to 2019, is a prominent American multinational corporation specializing in payment card services, based in Purchase, New York. The company provides a variety of payment transaction processing services and related offerings. Its primary function globally is to facilitate the processing of payments between merchant banks and the banks or credit unions that issue Mastercard-branded debit, credit, and prepaid cards for consumer purchases. Mastercard has been publicly traded since 2006.
The company was established through a collaboration of various banks and regional bankcard associations in response to Bank of America's BankAmericard, which later evolved into Visa, its main competitor today. Before its initial public offering, Mastercard Worldwide operated as a cooperative owned by over 25,000 financial institutions that issued its branded cards.
The current financial score of Mastercard Inc is 9.15, ranking 11 out of 481 in the Software & IT Services industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 8.81B, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.59%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 21.48%.
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The current valuation score of Mastercard Inc is 6.29, ranking 377 out of 481 in the Software & IT Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 30.17, which is 37.26% below the recent high of 41.41 and 2.10% above the recent low of 29.53.
The current earnings forecast score of Mastercard Inc is 8.29, ranking 76 out of 481 in the Software & IT Services industry. The average price target is 655.00, with a high of 768.00 and a low of 528.11.
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The current price momentum score of Mastercard Inc is 6.98, ranking 122 out of 481 in the Software & IT Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 521.38 and the support level at 481.89, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
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The current institutional shareholding score of Mastercard Inc is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 481 in the Software & IT Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 91.38%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.75%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 79.50M shares, representing 8.98% of shares outstanding, with 4.86% increase in holdings.
The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Software & IT Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Mastercard Inc is 9.57, ranking 4 out of 481 in the Software & IT Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.83. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.
