Mastercard (MA) Competitors $512.54 -6.92 (-1.33%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MA vs. V, FI, ADP, PAYX, FIS, GPN, BR, JKHY, G, and EXLSShould you be buying Mastercard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mastercard include Visa (V), Fiserv (FI), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), and ExlService (EXLS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Mastercard vs. Visa Fiserv Automatic Data Processing Paychex Fidelity National Information Services Global Payments Broadridge Financial Solutions Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, V or MA? Visa has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercard has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer V or MA? Visa currently has a consensus price target of $321.74, indicating a potential upside of 4.67%. Mastercard has a consensus price target of $549.16, indicating a potential upside of 7.14%. Given Mastercard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Visa.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Visa 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93Mastercard 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.96 Is V or MA a better dividend stock? Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Visa pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mastercard pays out 20.0% 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. Visa has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Mastercard has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Visa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer V or MA? In the previous week, Mastercard had 16 more articles in the media than Visa. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for Mastercard and 81 mentions for Visa. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Mastercard's score of 1.11 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Visa 66 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mastercard 64 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, V or MA? 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 RatioVisa$35.93B15.59$19.74B$9.7331.59Mastercard$27.23B17.28$11.20B$13.2238.77 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in V or MA? 82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Mastercard shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Visa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Mastercard shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is V or MA 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 Visa54.96% 53.16% 22.08% Mastercard 45.26%178.27%29.81% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer V or MA? Visa received 834 more outperform votes than Mastercard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.37% of users gave Visa an outperform vote while only 72.91% of users gave Mastercard an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVisaOutperform Votes236380.37% Underperform Votes57719.63%MastercardOutperform Votes152972.91% Underperform Votes56827.09% SummaryMastercard beats Visa on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$470.43B$20.46B$6.92B$19.90BDividend Yield0.51%2.49%2.92%3.54%P/E Ratio38.7727.9945.3042.67Price / Sales17.2817.11203.6018.14Price / Cash34.7530.3024.3317.85Price / Book68.616.185.085.60Net Income$11.20B$515.30M$120.92M$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.72%7.69%-1.12%-0.19%1 Month Performance-0.74%5.09%8.15%0.15%1 Year Performance26.74%46.83%29.54%23.70% Mastercard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAMastercard4.8007 of 5 stars$512.54-1.3%$549.16+7.1%+26.7%$470.43B$27.23B38.7733,400Analyst RevisionPositive NewsVVisa4.9007 of 5 stars$307.39-1.4%$321.74+4.7%+23.0%$568.29B$35.93B31.5931,600Positive NewsFIFiserv4.8402 of 5 stars$217.94+1.3%$214.29-1.7%+75.6%$123.99B$383.42M41.9142,000Analyst ForecastADPAutomatic Data Processing4.8316 of 5 stars$298.59+0.4%$289.91-2.9%+28.9%$121.66B$19.20B31.8764,000Positive NewsPAYXPaychex4.2526 of 5 stars$141.83+0.8%$131.62-7.2%+19.4%$50.62B$5.28B30.2416,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFISFidelity National Information Services4.8487 of 5 stars$85.90-0.2%$91.50+6.5%+56.8%$46.24B$9.82B34.2260,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGPNGlobal Payments4.9295 of 5 stars$114.83+0.1%$136.57+18.9%+1.3%$29.22B$9.65B21.6327,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.4794 of 5 stars$225.39+0.2%$217.83-3.4%+22.7%$26.35B$6.51B38.9914,600Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.9138 of 5 stars$171.12-0.3%$188.73+10.3%+11.4%$12.48B$2.22B31.347,170Positive NewsGGenpact3.1005 of 5 stars$44.64+0.5%$42.33-5.2%+30.6%$7.87B$4.48B12.26129,100EXLSExlService4.8069 of 5 stars$44.38+0.2%$42.86-3.4%+59.8%$7.14B$1.63B38.9354,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Visa Competitors Fiserv Competitors Automatic Data Processing Competitors Paychex Competitors Fidelity National Information Services Competitors Global Payments Competitors Broadridge Financial Solutions 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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