Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Credit Services
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $510.26: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.6): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Mastercard is a global payments technology company that switches payment transactions through its proprietary network, generating $32.8B in net revenue in 2025 across $10.6T in gross dollar volume and 175.5B switched transactions. It earns fees from financial institutions,... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $510.26: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.6): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 55. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, positive momentum, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.
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- 2026-02-05Item 5.02LOWMastercard's Compensation Committee approved base salary and annual incentive bonus adjustments for Named Executive Officers effective March 1, 2026. No departures or appointments disclosed.SEC filing →
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $510.26: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.6): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 55. Prior stop was $483.75. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $600.48 (+18.3% upside). Prior stop was $483.75. Stop-loss: $483.75.
Leverage penalty (D/E 2.6): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Mastercard Incorporated trades at a P/E of 31.8 (forward 23.2). TrendMatrix value score: 4.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
48 analysts cover MA with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $653.
What does Mastercard Incorporated do?Mastercard is a global payments technology company that switches payment transactions through its proprietary network,...
Mastercard is a global payments technology company that switches payment transactions through its proprietary network, generating $32.8B in net revenue in 2025 across $10.6T in gross dollar volume and 175.5B switched transactions. It earns fees from financial institutions, merchants, and other customers for payment processing, security, and data services.