Since August 2019, the payments giant's performance has lagged that of the S&P 500.Over the past five years, Mastercard (MA 0.53%) stock has generated a total return of 77%. That's a respectable gain, but it lags behind the 113% total return of the S&P 500. Zoom out further, though, and you'll see that Mastercard has trounced the market. It's up a whopping 11,180% since its initial public offering in May 2006 (compared to 534% for the S&P 500).So the past five years have underperformed, but the stock is sti ...

MasterCard (MA) ended the recent trading session at $483.34, demonstrating a +0.53% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.01%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.55%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.13%.The processor of debit and credit card payments's stock has climbed by 3.98% in the past month, exceeding the Business Services sector's gain of 3.77% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.5%.The upcoming earnings release of MasterCard will be of ...

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for MasterCard (MA) . Shares have added about 4% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is MasterCard due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at its most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important drivers. Mastercard Q2 Earnings Beat on Strong Cross-Border VolumesM ...

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) Deutsche Bank Technology Conference August 29, 2024 11:45 AM ET Company Participants Ed McLaughlin - President & Chief Technology Officer Conference Call Participants Bryan Keane - Deutsche Bank Bryan Keane Good morning. Welcome again to a day two of the DB Tech Conference. And my name is Bryan Keane. I cover the Payments, Processors and IT Services here at Deutsche Bank. And we're really excited to have Ed McLaughlin, who's the President and Chief Technology Officer at Mas ...

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) introduced the Payment Passkey Service globally to enhance online shopping security and convenience. The service is being piloted in India, involving major payment players such as Juspay, Razorpay and PayU, prominent online merchants like bigbasket and leading banks including Axis Bank. After the pilot program in India, the service will be extended globally in the coming months.The Mastercard Payment Passkey Service is built by integrating tokenized payment credentials with biom ...

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) recently announced that its contactless credit and debit cards will be accepted for fare payments on the MTR heavy rail network in Hong Kong, excluding the Airport Express. The new inclusion has already taken effect from Aug 24. This integration will allow Mastercard cardholders to effortlessly tap their contactless cards or payment-enabled devices on the card readers at the light blue entry or exit gates across MTR stations. Initially, each station will feature at least two gat ...

MasterCard (MA) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.Over the past month, shares of this processor of debit and credit card payments have returned +9.1%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.3% change. During this period, the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry, which MasterCard falls in, has gained 1.3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's f ...

GeorgePetersIntroduction Thanks to the Bank of Japan, all major developed central banks are now engaged in joint quantitative tightening, as Bloomberg reported on August 22. This comes after the Bank of Japan decided to shrink its portfolio of bond holdings, which is quantitative tightening ("QT"), the opposite of quantitative easing ("QE"). As we can see below, since early 2022, the largest central banks have drained liquidity from the market. In some cases, this was offset by other factors, including ...

I'm a fan of the big payment processing networks, but this stock looks like a tremendous value.When it comes to the payments industry, Mastercard (MA 0.04%) and its larger rival Visa (V 0.21%) are two of investors' favorite stocks, and for good reason. The two companies have an essential duopoly on the payment processing industry, and both are extremely profitable businesses. In fact, Mastercard has produced a 46% net profit margin over the past four quarters.However, if you're a value investor like I am, V ...

gazanfer Investment Thesis We are all getting used to the fact that change is the only constant. At Cash Flow Venue, we build a resilient, dividend-oriented portfolio, generating steady and growing income. Accordingly, my attention is always caught by cutting-edge enterprises revolutionizing our world by providing mission-critical infrastructure. I believe that to be the case for Mastercard (NYSE:MA), one of the key technological players offering robust dividend growth and potential for multiple expansi ...