Mastercard Incorporated

BASE:MAD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$478.1b

Mastercard Valuation

Is MAD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MAD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MAD ($16.1) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($14.1)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MAD is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MAD?

Key metric: As MAD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MAD. This is calculated by dividing MAD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MAD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio38.8x
EarningsUS$12.32b
Market CapUS$478.06b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MAD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MAD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average36.6x
V Visa
31.2x9.6%US$607.4b
FI Fiserv
41.2x18.7%US$126.0b
PYPL PayPal Holdings
19.6x6.1%US$87.0b
SQ Block
54.3x27.7%US$57.2b
MAD Mastercard
38.8x12.1%US$478.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MAD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.8x) compared to the peer average (36.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MAD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the South American Diversified Financial Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MAD 38.8xIndustry Avg. 8.5xNo. of Companies5PE0816243240+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MAD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.8x) compared to the South American Diversified Financial industry average (8.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MAD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MAD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio38.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MAD's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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