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MA Stock Analysis

Mastercard Incorporated · current price $595.22 (+0.57% today)

Top-tier setup — 4/4 EPS beats, 46% net margin. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★★
Top Tier
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
66
Drifting higher
price trend
Growth
25
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
78
High quality
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
65
Fairly priced
is the price fair?
Sentiment
32
Out of favour
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
87
Low risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
FundamentalsFundamentals: 7171Relative strengthRelative strength: 100100RSI zoneRSI zone: 8585Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 8484Analyst consensusAnalyst consensus: 5050Trend strengthTrend strength: 1001001-month momentum1-month momentum: 6262
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 100.0%100.0%OperatingOperating: 61.1%61.1%NetNet: 46.3%46.3%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 45.5%45.5%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +5.5% vs estimate+6%2026-062026-03: +4.2% vs estimate+4%2026-032025-12: +12.3% vs estimate+12%2025-122025-09: +1.5% vs estimate+2%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading MA’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading MA’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS Mastercard Incorporated (MA)

Latest earnings

EPS
$4.38 vs $4.31 est · +1.5% vs estimate BEAT
Revenue
$9.28B · +7.8% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
+3.1%
Beat streak
4 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
32.6×
Forward P/E
25.9×
PEG
1.81
Price / Sales
14.9×
Price / Book
93.1×
EV / EBITDA
24.1×
Analyst target
$669.46
Target range
$550.00 – $740.00
Implied upside
+12.5%
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Financial health

Gross margin
100.0%
Operating margin
61.1%
Net margin
46.3%
FCF margin
45.5%
Return on equity
2.4%
Debt / equity
4.40
Revenue growth YoY
+14.1%
EPS growth YoY
+22.1%
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Technicals

$464.5252-week range$601.62
RSI (14)
67
50-day MA
$548.15
200-day MA
$529.52
ATR (14)
9.54
Beta
0.73
1-month return
+3.1%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$4.38$4.31+1.5%Beat
2025-12-31$4.76$4.24+12.3%Beat
2026-03-31$4.60$4.41+4.2%Beat
2026-06-30$5.04$4.78+5.5%Beat
Beat 4 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.01%
Dividend yield
0.59%
Beta
0.73
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Latest news on MA

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Frequently asked

What is MA's Quant Score?

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 73/100, rated ★★★★★ Top Tier. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is Mastercard Incorporated (MA) a buy?

TickerMover does not give buy or sell recommendations. MA scores 73/100 (★★★★★ Top Tier) on our quantitative research model — a screening signal, not a personal recommendation. Do your own research, and consider an FCA-authorised adviser before investing.

How often is MA's score updated?

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