When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
MasterCard (MA) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
MasterCard (MA) reached $561.94 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +2.11% change compared to its last close.
MA faces rising legal risks as a U.K. tribunal rules its card fees unlawful, exposing it to damages and regulatory heat.
Some think stablecoins are primed to disrupt card networks like MasterCard, due to their lower fees, instant settlement, and programmability. However, this ignores MA's multi-token network (MTN), which looks primed to capture new payment volumes without sacrificing much in the current card business. This could lead to a new revenue opportunity, and as a result, we think the stock looks reasonably priced.
Stablecoins have come into greater focus by investors.
Mastercard is bringing Fiserv's brand-new stablecoin to its global payments network.
MasterCard (MA) closed the most recent trading day at $532.97, moving 1.07% from the previous trading session.
Mastercard expands Cloud Edge across Asia Pacific, letting banks and fintechs onboard up to four times faster while cutting costs and tapping into booming regional demand for modern payment technologies.
MA partners with crypto platforms and stablecoin networks to power real-time global payments and digital asset adoption.
The latest trading day saw MasterCard (MA) settling at $562.03, representing a -4.62% change from its previous close.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to MasterCard (MA). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.