Mastercard Incorporated

BRSE:MA Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 427.2b

Mastercard Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MA (CHF270) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CHF244.76)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MA. This is calculated by dividing MA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio39.4x
EarningsUS$12.32b
Market CapUS$485.06b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32.2x
UBSG UBS Group
22.1x25.6%CHF 88.1b
V Visa
31.7x9.6%US$611.1b
PGHN Partners Group Holding
34.1x14.2%CHF 32.7b
FI Fiserv
41x18.7%US$126.6b
MA Mastercard
39.4x12.0%CHF 485.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.4x) compared to the peer average (32.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MA 39.4xIndustry Avg. 10.7xNo. of Companies13PE01020304050+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.4x) compared to the European Diversified Financial industry average (10.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MA'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.

MA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio39.4x
Fair PE Ratio34x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34x).


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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