Mastercard logged a 0.9% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $397.94 per share. On average, analysts give it a target price of $455.71.
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The large-cap company is based in the United States. Mastercard currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.6%.
What to Consider if You Are Thinking of Buying Mastercard:
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Mastercard has moved 35.0% over the last year.
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MA has a forward P/E ratio of 27.4 based on its EPS guidance of 14.51.
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Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of 19.6%.
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.91.
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 68.2
Mastercard Has Irregular Cash Flows
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-14 | 11,195,000 | -442,000 | 11,637,000 | 17.9 |
| 2022-02-11 | 9,463,000 | -407,000 | 9,870,000 | 30.5 |
| 2021-02-12 | 7,224,000 | -339,000 | 7,563,000 | -12.11 |
| 2020-02-14 | 8,183,000 | -422,000 | 8,605,000 | 31.31 |
| 2019-02-13 | 6,223,000 | -330,000 | 6,553,000 | 10.75 |
| 2018-02-14 | 5,617,000 | -300,000 | 5,917,000 |
Mastercard's free cash flows have a decent average of $8.36 Billion over the last 6 years, but they are highly variable since their coefficient of variability is 16405714861.4%. The compounded average growth rate over this period is 0.0%.
