MasterCard MA
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MA at a glance
MasterCard stock (MA) sits at $652.70, down 0.49% today. The business is worth $568.62B in the market, good for #26 of 3753 on our coverage list.
Over a full year the shares have ranged across $463.04 to $681.99, which puts the current price roughly 87% of the way up that band. Holders are ahead 18.8% over twelve months, and up 15.9% across the last three months.
On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($593.04) and 200-day ($538.07) moving averages; RSI is 64, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 26% annualized volatility.
In the quarter ended Sep 2026 the company brought in $9.81B of revenue, up 14.0% from a year earlier, with $4.63B of net profit (a 46.7% margin).
The stock changes hands at 34.2 times trailing earnings, 6% below its five-year average of 36.5. The median for its industry group is 8.9.
26 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $717.88, sits 10.0% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
BeStock Grade
Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 3741 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
26 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
BeStock Momentum
MA is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2020-12-28, the strategy has returned 437.6% (203.8% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated daily — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price forecast
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $717.88, 10.0% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $550.00, so shares trade 18.7% above that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 20th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
MasterCard: the business
Mastercard runs a payment network that connects banks, merchants and cardholders, earning fees on the value and number of transactions.
What tends to move it. Consumer spending, cross-border travel volumes and regulation of card fees drive the outlook.
Where the case gets weaker. Consumer spending pulling back or a slowdown in cross-border travel would reduce the transaction volume its fees are based on, and new regulation capping the fees merchants pay would cut into that revenue directly regardless of volume trends.
Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Performance
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
Technical signals
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | +4.0% | Bullish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +10.1% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | +21.3% | Bullish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d above 200d | Bullish |
| RSI (14) | 63.9 | Bullish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 19.49 | Bullish |
| Bollinger band position | 80% | Bullish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Key statistics
Quote as of Nov 6, 2026 8:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
How MA ranks on BeStock
Ranks are among the 3,741 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 34.2x earnings, MA looks expensive against the market, and trades 285% above the 8.9x median among Credit Services names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
MA stock: common questions
How is MasterCard stock doing today?
$652.70 is the latest print for MA, a move of -0.49% against yesterday's close of $655.92. Today's low and high so far: $638.01 and $659.59.
How large is MasterCard by market value?
Equity value comes to $568.62B at the current price. By that measure it is number 26 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
What multiple of earnings does MA sell for?
Buyers pay 34.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $16.52). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 36.5, and today's level ranks in the 20th percentile of its own history.
Where does MA sit in its 52-week range?
The year's floor is $463.04 and the ceiling $681.99. Shares are 4.3% away from that ceiling.
Does MA send cash back through a dividend?
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.52% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was October 9, 2026.
Do Wall Street analysts like MA?
Of 26 analysts, 92% say buy, 8% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $717.88, with the most cautious at $625.00 and the most optimistic at $775.00.
How does MasterCard make money?
Mastercard runs a payment network that connects banks, merchants and cardholders, earning fees on the value and number of transactions.
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