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MA

Mastercard Incorporated

Connects banks, merchants and cardholders through its own global payment network, earning a fee on every transaction processed.

$569.29+0.40%
Close · 2026-08-14
Current callSubscribers2026-08-14
$500$550$600
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Market context
$463.74
$598.0452-week range, last close at 79% of the range
1W
+1.13%
1M
+6.37%
3M
+15.39%
6M
+10.20%
YTD
+0.21%
1Y
-1.87%
Avg vol 20d
3M
RVOL
0.84
HOLD band
Fundamentalsas of 2026-08-14
Mkt cap
$498.7B
P/E
31.3
Fwd P/E
24.7
EPS
$18.43
Div yield
0.61%
Beta
0.73
Employees
39.8K
Next earnings
2026-10-29
Rating & verdict historyoldest → newest
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    • 57.1% correct-0.35% avg moveBUY 0/0 · HOLD 4/5 · SELL 0/2

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    2026-08-07SELL✗+0.04%Maintain an Underweight rating on MA with a tactical trim of 10-15% of existing exposure at current levels ($562.95), as the stock sits at the top of its fair-value range with MACD histogram approaching exhaustion and distribution patterns emerging. The 8/6 reflection explicitly prescribed this symmetric response to overbought setups with 6-9% downside to consensus re-entry, while preserving core structural exposure given intact fundamentals and the Q3 earnings catalyst.
    2026-08-06HOLD✗-2.26%Mastercard maintains a HOLD rating at $575 as the four-way consensus across Research Manager, Trader, Conservative Analyst, and prior precedent confirms the entry price is wrong for new capital. Existing positions should be maintained with trailing stops anchored to the 10 EMA at ~$551, while new capital deployment awaits either a pullback to the $520-$540 zone with RSI reset confirmation or a confirmed breakout above $601.77 on elevated volume.
    2026-08-05HOLD✓+0.96%Maintain existing MA exposure at $570 with the structural compounder thesis intact (61% operating margins, $16B FCF, 17% EPS growth), but do not initiate new positions as the entry point is unfavorable given stalled price action at resistance, rolling bearish RSI divergence, and a stretched 31x trailing P/E. Fix the mechanically broken $547 stop to the 10 EMA at $562 and wait for either a confirmed breakout above $577.35 or a pullback to the $549-$555 zone before adding.
    2026-08-04HOLD✓-0.11%Maintain HOLD rating at $571 with a tiered re-entry framework—the structural bull thesis remains intact (Q2 beat, record 61.7% operating margin, $17.65B operating cash flow), but entry timing concerns are technically rigorous. Small add (25%) at $561, larger add (75%) in the $546-$526 zone; structural stop at sustained break of $526 on volume >4M shares; trim 15-20% at $595-$605. Reassess after Q3 2026 earnings.
    2026-08-03SELL✗+0.02%Trim 30–35% of MA exposure at current levels ($570–575) to reduce sensitivity to technical distribution signals, leveraged buyback risks, and platform-level regulatory overhangs, while preserving a smaller core position. Layer a collar hedge (sell $600 calls / buy $500 puts) for concentrated holders; set re-entry targets at the 50 SMA (~$515) and $480–490 consolidation support.
    2026-07-31HOLD✓-0.37%Maintain core exposure in MA while trimming 10-12% into the $570-578 strength zone to lock gains from the +21.7% six-week rally; do not add new capital until price pulls back to $540-548 with RSI reset to 50-55. Hard stop at $530 (below 200 SMA) is non-negotiable; redeploy trim proceeds into cash or uncorrelated positions rather than waiting for MA to revisit.
    2026-07-30HOLD✓-0.74%Maintain MA at neutral benchmark weight with a trailing stop at the 10 EMA ($552.27); a daily close below that level on expanding volume triggers exit. Do not initiate or add at current $577 levels given unfavorable risk/reward (~6-7% downside to the $541 middle Bollinger Band vs ~3-4% upside to $595-601 resistance). New capital should deploy via a dual-contingency plan: primary adds in three tranches (1/3 each at $552, $545, $540) at the $540-552 confluence zone, or secondary half-size position on confirmed breakout-retest above $582.62 with volume above 4.14M.