Head to head
MasterCard vs Visa
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: MA · V
MA
MasterCard
560.06+0.75%
1-year price shape — -1% over the period
Quant Rating D · 24/100
vs
V
Visa
362.79+0.21%
1-year price shape — +8% over the period
Quant Rating D · 34/100
Visa edges it on the scoreable measures. Visa has the highest Quant Rating (34); Visa has done best over the past year (+8%); Visa pays the highest dividend yield.
| MA | V | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Credit Services | Credit Services |
| Last price | 560.06 | 362.79 |
| Change today | +0.75% | +0.21% |
| 1-year return | -0.6% | +8.2% |
| Market cap | $490.62B | $678.55B |
| 52-week range | 463.74 – 601.23 | 292.74 – 385.57 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 30.81 | 30.88 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 10th | 49th |
| P/B | 87.44 | 19.29 |
| Dividend yield | 0.58% | 0.72% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 16.52 | 10.20 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $14.47B | $19.08B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $35.08B | $44.49B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +14.1% | +14.4% |
| Gross margin | 78.1% | 80.2% |
| Operating margin | 59.8% | 65.6% |
| Net margin | 46.3% | 50.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $15.98B | $21.01B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 82.8% | 83.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 13 buy / 8 sell | 2 buy / 6 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Analyst consensus | 92% buy / 8% hold (24) | 96% buy / 4% hold (27) |
| Analyst price target | $665 (+19%) | $429 (+18%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (24) | D (34) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 39,800 | 34,100 |
| Founded | 1966 | 1958 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.