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Visa vs MasterCard

Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: V · MA

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

V +10.2%MA +2.2%
Visa edges it on the scoreable measures. Visa has the highest Quant Rating (51); Visa has done best over the past year (+12%); Visa pays the highest dividend yield.
VMA
Snapshot
SectorCredit ServicesCredit Services
Last price385.45589.14
Change today+2.76%+2.66%
1-year return+12.0%+4.9%
Market cap$720.93B$516.09B
52-week range292.74 – 386.84463.04 – 600.32
Valuation
P/E (TTM)32.8032.41
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range49th10th
P/B20.4991.98
Dividend yield0.67%0.55%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)10.2016.52
Net profit (TTM)$19.08B$14.47B
Revenue (TTM)$44.49B$35.08B
Revenue growth (YoY)+14.4%+14.1%
Gross margin80.2%78.1%
Operating margin65.6%59.8%
Net margin50.3%46.3%
Free cash flow (TTM)$21.01B$15.98B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership82.8%82.7%
Insider activity (12mo)22 buy / 28 sell15 buy / 30 sell
Short interest (% of float)1.1%0.7%
Analyst consensus96% buy / 4% hold (27)92% buy / 8% hold (24)
Analyst price target$429 (+11%)$673 (+14%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingC (51)C (42)
Company
Employees34,10039,800
Founded19581966

▲ 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.