Mastercard Incorporated

LSE:0R2Z Stock Report

Market Cap: US$491.7b

Mastercard Valuation

Is 0R2Z 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 0R2Z when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0R2Z ($361) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($318.3)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0R2Z is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0R2Z?

Key metric: As 0R2Z is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0R2Z. This is calculated by dividing 0R2Z's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0R2Z's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio39.9x
EarningsUS$12.32b
Market CapUS$491.69b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0R2Z's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0R2Z vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average60.2x
WISE Wise
25.2x-6.5%UK£10.9b
V Visa
32.3x9.1%US$628.4b
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group
88.4x22.2%UK£60.2b
BOKU Boku
94.9x38.5%UK£545.5m
0R2Z Mastercard
39.9x12.0%US$491.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0R2Z is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.9x) compared to the peer average (60.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0R2Z's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Diversified Financial Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NBS Nationwide Building Society
1.2xn/aUS$1.50b
No more companies available in this PE range
0R2Z 39.9xIndustry Avg. 14.0xNo. of Companies4PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0R2Z is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.9x) compared to the UK Diversified Financial industry average (14x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0R2Z'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.

0R2Z PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio39.9x
Fair PE Ratio33.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0R2Z is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

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

The above table shows the analyst 0R2Z forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$361.00
US$564.64
+56.4%
7.6%US$654.00US$464.23n/a35
Dec ’25US$361.00
US$559.24
+54.9%
6.7%US$610.00US$464.23n/a35
Nov ’25US$361.00
US$544.17
+50.7%
7.5%US$605.00US$456.00n/a37
Oct ’25US$361.00
US$521.96
+44.6%
5.6%US$591.00US$456.00n/a37
Sep ’25US$361.00
US$517.35
+43.3%
5.4%US$570.00US$451.00n/a36
Aug ’25US$361.00
US$517.39
+43.3%
6.0%US$615.00US$451.00n/a37
Jul ’25US$361.00
US$513.20
+42.2%
5.7%US$615.00US$451.00n/a37
Jun ’25US$361.00
US$514.99
+42.7%
5.5%US$615.00US$451.00n/a37
May ’25US$361.00
US$513.52
+42.2%
6.1%US$615.00US$412.00n/a37
Apr ’25US$361.00
US$508.98
+41.0%
5.3%US$575.00US$412.00n/a36
Mar ’25US$361.00
US$506.17
+40.2%
5.5%US$575.00US$412.00n/a37
Feb ’25US$361.00
US$492.36
+36.4%
7.1%US$536.00US$412.00n/a36
Jan ’25US$361.00
US$456.46
+26.4%
6.5%US$520.00US$410.00n/a35
Dec ’24US$361.00
US$444.47
+23.1%
5.1%US$484.00US$406.00US$361.0034
Nov ’24US$361.00
US$445.90
+23.5%
5.0%US$484.00US$406.00US$361.0035
Oct ’24US$361.00
US$457.88
+26.8%
5.8%US$529.00US$406.00US$361.0033
Sep ’24US$361.00
US$453.91
+25.7%
6.1%US$529.00US$389.00US$361.0034
Aug ’24US$361.00
US$450.61
+24.8%
6.1%US$529.00US$389.00US$361.0034
Jul ’24US$361.00
US$432.59
+19.8%
4.4%US$476.00US$389.00US$361.0034
Jun ’24US$361.00
US$433.25
+20.0%
4.7%US$476.00US$389.00US$361.0033
May ’24US$361.00
US$431.00
+19.4%
4.5%US$472.00US$389.00US$361.0034
Apr ’24US$361.00
US$426.73
+18.2%
4.8%US$472.00US$389.00US$361.0034
Mar ’24US$361.00
US$423.78
+17.4%
5.6%US$472.00US$360.00US$361.0035
Feb ’24US$361.00
US$421.33
+16.7%
6.3%US$472.00US$355.00US$361.0035
Jan ’24US$362.50
US$396.63
+9.4%
7.5%US$472.00US$310.00US$361.0034
Dec ’23US$362.50
US$394.78
+8.9%
7.9%US$472.00US$310.00US$361.0035

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 19:22
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/26 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Mastercard Incorporated is covered by 80 analysts. 33 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jim MarroneAccountability Research Corporation
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
David KoningBaird