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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 +19.4%MA +10.6%
Visa edges it on the scoreable measures. Visa has the highest Quant Rating (60); Visa has done best over the past year (+19%); Visa pays the highest dividend yield.
VMA
Snapshot
SectorCredit ServicesCredit Services
Last price407.92623.60
Change today-1.55%-1.52%
1-year return+18.9%+9.2%
Market cap$762.96B$546.28B
52-week range292.74 – 414.60463.04 – 633.29
Valuation
P/E (TTM)34.7234.30
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range81st22nd
P/B21.6997.36
Dividend yield0.64%0.52%
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 sell13 buy / 32 sell
Short interest (% of float)1.1%0.7%
Analyst consensus96% buy / 4% hold (27)92% buy / 8% hold (24)
Analyst price target$429 (+5%)$673 (+8%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingC (60)C (50)
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.