Mastercard (MA) Competitors $564.81 +16.01 (+2.92%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$564.62 -0.18 (-0.03%) As of 06:07 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MA or V? In the previous week, Visa had 39 more articles in the media than Mastercard. MarketBeat recorded 130 mentions for Visa and 91 mentions for Mastercard. Mastercard's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Visa's score of 1.16 indicating that Mastercard is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mastercard 67 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Visa 93 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MA or V? Visa received 837 more outperform votes than Mastercard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.41% of users gave Visa an outperform vote while only 72.90% of users gave Mastercard an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMastercardOutperform Votes153672.90% Underperform Votes57127.10% VisaOutperform Votes237380.41% Underperform Votes57819.59% Is MA or V more profitable? Visa has a net margin of 54.96% compared to Mastercard's net margin of 45.26%. Mastercard's return on equity of 178.27% beat Visa's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mastercard45.26% 178.27% 29.81% Visa 54.96%53.16%22.08% Which has more risk and volatility, MA or V? Mastercard has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better 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$27.23B19.04$11.20B$13.2242.72Visa$35.93B17.80$19.74B$9.7335.28 Do analysts rate MA or V? Mastercard currently has a consensus target price of $567.29, indicating a potential upside of 0.44%. Visa has a consensus target price of $335.52, indicating a potential downside of 2.26%. Given Mastercard's higher possible upside, equities 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Visa 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Is MA or V a better dividend stock? Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mastercard pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 24.3% 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 raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Visa has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryVisa beats Mastercard on 11 of the 21 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$518.40B$21.68B$7.98B$20.34BDividend Yield0.56%2.62%2.21%3.61%P/E Ratio42.7229.0928.8942.06Price / Sales19.049.62101.5216.67Price / Cash35.1034.3231.2520.35Price / Book75.616.056.135.92Net Income$11.20B$522.19M$136.89M$1.01B7 Day Performance5.82%2.11%-1.31%0.46%1 Month Performance7.47%5.19%-1.20%5.55%1 Year Performance26.87%12.48%20.60%17.40% Mastercard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAMastercard4.5388 of 5 stars$564.81+2.9%$567.29+0.4%+24.7%$518.40B$27.23B42.7233,400Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVVisa4.8033 of 5 stars$334.01+1.2%$335.52+0.5%+22.9%$622.38B$35.93B34.3431,600Short Interest ↓Positive NewsADPAutomatic Data Processing4.9187 of 5 stars$299.82+0.9%$289.91-3.3%+26.4%$122.16B$19.20B32.0064,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsFIFiserv4.7214 of 5 stars$212.00+1.5%$224.00+5.7%+48.9%$120.61B$19.09B40.7742,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPAYXPaychex3.75 of 5 stars$148.04+1.3%$132.23-10.7%+21.0%$53.30B$5.28B31.1716,500Positive NewsFISFidelity National Information Services4.9572 of 5 stars$80.88+2.1%$92.00+13.7%+27.1%$43.56B$9.82B32.2460,000Dividend IncreaseOptions VolumeNews CoverageBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.7529 of 5 stars$239.82+1.0%$226.71-5.5%+13.3%$28.06B$6.51B41.5414,300Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageGPNGlobal Payments4.9765 of 5 stars$109.51+0.4%$135.71+23.9%-18.4%$27.88B$9.65B20.6327,000Positive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.6083 of 5 stars$177.69+2.2%$186.80+5.1%+2.0%$12.96B$2.22B32.547,170Upcoming EarningsGGenpact2.6014 of 5 stars$46.62+0.6%$44.00-5.6%+30.9%$8.22B$4.48B12.81129,100Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageEXLSExlService4.2754 of 5 stars$49.24+0.2%$45.00-8.6%+53.2%$7.92B$1.63B43.1954,000Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive 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 Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MA) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPlease take this warning seriously...I’m here to issue a stark warning to you about an unexpected $2 trillion shock that could impact every trader ...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredIs Big Tech dead?China just threw a “$5.5 million” curveball called Deep Seek to Silicon Valley and the timing of it is no coin...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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