Mastercard Incorporated (MA)
Mastercard Targets the Hidden Cost of Late B2B Payments
Watch more: Need to Know With Mastercard's Marc Pettican There's a digital reckoning reshaping the B2B landscape. Buyers, conditioned by seamless consumer experiences, are bringing new expectations into corporate purchasing.
Mastercard And Its Real Value
Mastercard (MA) demonstrates robust fundamentals, consistent earnings growth, and a strong company rating of 87/100, outperforming the S&P 500 over the past decade. MA is transforming beyond payment processing, emphasizing high-margin value-added services like cybersecurity, fraud detection, and data analytics for future resilience. Despite recent market concerns over cross-border travel and geopolitics, MA's financial health, high ROE (169%), and stable margins (76.5% GMP) remain intact.
46% of SMBs Would Pay for More Payment Control
Small businesses may be more ready for payment change than their habits suggest. That is the hopeful read from “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report produced in collaboration with Mastercard.
Wall Street Analysts See a 29.41% Upside in MasterCard (MA): Can the Stock Really Move This High?
The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 29.4% in MasterCard (MA). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
61% of North America Middle Market Companies Use Cards to Speed Cash Flow
For many growth-company CFOs, working capital is no longer a back-office cushion, but a strategic lever. That is a central finding from “The 2025-2026 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” a Visa and PYMNTS Intelligence report based on a survey of 1,457 CFOs and treasurers across 23 countries, five regions and 10 industry groups.
Mastercard Sees Data Moving Payments From KYC to KYA
Watch more: What's Next in Payments With Mastercard's Kaushik Gopal Both risk and opportunity across the payments industry are being increasingly defined by what happens in a millisecond—and what doesn't.
3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook MasterCard (MA)
MasterCard (MA) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.
Mastercard Sees Agentic Commerce Growth Despite Travel Headwinds
Mastercard's latest quarter reads less like a report on payments volume and more like a blueprint for how commerce may be conducted when software begins to transact on behalf of people.
Mastercard Beats Q1 Earnings on Strong Cross-Border Volume Growth
MA beats Q1 estimates, with earnings up 23% and revenue growth fueled by cross-border volumes and value-added services despite rising costs.
MasterCard (MA) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for MasterCard (MA) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Is It Worth Investing in MasterCard (MA) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
MasterCard (MA) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
MasterCard (MA) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.6 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.4 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.73 per share a year ago.
