Mastercard (MA) Competitors $530.11 +2.78 (+0.53%) Closing price 04/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$532.25 +2.14 (+0.40%) As of 04/23/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MA vs. V, ADP, FI, PAYX, FIS, BR, GPN, JKHY, G, and EXLSShould you be buying Mastercard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mastercard include Visa (V), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Fiserv (FI), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), and ExlService (EXLS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Mastercard vs. Visa Automatic Data Processing Fiserv Paychex Fidelity National Information Services Broadridge Financial Solutions Global Payments Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Mastercard (NYSE:MA) and Visa (NYSE:V) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and community ranking. Is MA or V a better dividend stock? Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mastercard pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mastercard has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Visa has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer MA or V? Mastercard currently has a consensus target price of $607.96, suggesting a potential upside of 14.69%. Visa has a consensus target price of $358.17, suggesting a potential upside of 7.08%. Given Mastercard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Visa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mastercard 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Visa 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MA or V? Visa received 835 more outperform votes than Mastercard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.31% of users gave Visa an outperform vote while only 73.07% of users gave Mastercard an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMastercardOutperform Votes155573.07% Underperform Votes57326.93% VisaOutperform Votes239080.31% Underperform Votes58619.69% Which has more volatility and risk, MA or V? Mastercard has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MA or V? In the previous week, Mastercard had 7 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 92 mentions for Mastercard and 85 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Mastercard's score of 1.38 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mastercard 73 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Visa 75 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MA or V more profitable? Visa has a net margin of 54.27% compared to Mastercard's net margin of 45.71%. Mastercard's return on equity of 188.47% beat Visa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mastercard45.71% 188.47% 30.05% Visa 54.27%54.79%22.62% Do insiders & institutionals believe in MA or V? 97.3% of Mastercard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Mastercard shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MA or V? Visa has higher revenue and earnings than Mastercard. Visa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mastercard, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMastercard$28.17B17.16$12.87B$13.8938.16Visa$36.80B16.88$19.74B$9.9233.72 SummaryMastercard beats Visa on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mastercard News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMastercardBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$483.31B$20.03B$7.08B$18.67BDividend Yield0.59%2.92%2.69%4.16%P/E Ratio38.1633.2229.9931.63Price / Sales17.167.57163.5827.49Price / Cash31.6532.3031.6117.53Price / Book74.145.344.704.36Net Income$12.87B$681.59M$194.86M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.44%13.46%18.20%1.58%1 Month Performance-2.52%2.38%-0.43%-7.33%1 Year Performance14.62%27.44%6.41%1.81% Mastercard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAMastercard4.8112 of 5 stars$530.11+0.5%$607.96+14.7%+14.6%$483.31B$28.17B38.1629,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsVVisa4.2533 of 5 stars$318.07-3.5%$355.84+11.9%+22.0%$590.90B$36.80B32.0626,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsADPAutomatic Data Processing4.1415 of 5 stars$281.93-3.9%$302.30+7.2%+19.1%$114.87B$18.78B29.4060,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsFIFiserv4.0788 of 5 stars$205.53-1.5%$234.79+14.2%+39.9%$114.80B$383.42M38.1341,000Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeGap UpPAYXPaychex3.8754 of 5 stars$138.82-4.2%$141.00+1.6%+17.7%$50.00B$5.44B29.2316,000Positive NewsFISFidelity National Information Services4.5599 of 5 stars$76.65+2.8%$89.05+16.2%+10.5%$40.60B$10.13B29.3769,000Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageBRBroadridge Financial Solutions3.8198 of 5 stars$226.18-4.1%$241.00+6.6%+20.7%$26.47B$6.68B35.4014,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.9493 of 5 stars$66.80-3.8%$117.36+75.7%-43.4%$16.42B$10.11B10.8125,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.1996 of 5 stars$168.03-2.2%$186.45+11.0%+4.0%$12.25B$2.27B30.336,850Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGGenpact2.8978 of 5 stars$46.24-2.9%$48.44+4.8%+50.3%$8.12B$4.77B16.28109,600Positive NewsEXLSExlService4.0109 of 5 stars$43.13-3.9%$48.86+13.3%+48.8%$7.00B$1.84B37.8345,400Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Visa Competitors Automatic Data Processing Competitors Fiserv Competitors Paychex Competitors Fidelity National Information Services Competitors Broadridge Financial Solutions Competitors Global Payments Competitors Jack Henry & Associates Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MA) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowMy friends Joel and Adam have a simple motto: "For us, it's always a bull market." 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