Mastercard Valuation

Is M4I undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • 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 M4I when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: M4I (€429) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€427.43)

Significantly Below Fair Value: M4I is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for M4I?

Key metric: As M4I is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for M4I. This is calculated by dividing M4I's market cap by their current earnings.
What is M4I's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio34.8x
EarningsUS$11.85b
Market CapUS$412.46b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does M4I's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for M4I 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
M4I Mastercard
34.8x11.7%€412.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: M4I is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.8x) compared to the peer average (45.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does M4I's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Diversified Financial Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
M4I 34.8xIndustry Avg. 10.7xNo. of Companies13PE01020304050+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: M4I is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.8x) compared to the European Diversified Financial industry average (12.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is M4I'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.

M4I PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate M4I'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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