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Mastercard (MA) stock analysis

$622.62+0.35%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • MA gained 12.0% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 39th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +10.3%, 5.5 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 0.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 31 analysts raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved +0.3% (+1.3% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Card networks segment of the Financial Services, where the 1-month median return is +12.3%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Upside breakout (since Oct 13, 2026).
Market cap$545.4B
12-month return+10.3%
Forward P/E27.0×
Mean target vs price+7.1%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

MA+12.0%
Sector median−1.1%
S&P 5000.0%
MA+17.4%
Sector median−1.6%
S&P 500+4.7%
MA+22.0%
Sector median+4.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
MA+10.3%
Sector median+15.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50039 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Financial Services52 / 688

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Upside breakoutConfirmed

Holding since Oct 13, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
This pattern on this stock

102 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.2%, positive 59% of the time, against +2.0% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$23.08
30-day change+0.3%
90-day change+1.3%
Mean target$666.71 +7.1%
Raised (30d) 31Cut (30d) 2

37 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Financial Services · Infrastructure

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Its segment
Card networks+12.3%
V+12.7%1 monthMA+12.0%1 month

Earn fees on card volume and transactions without taking credit risk; revenue follows consumer spending and cross-border travel.

Sells into
Card issuers & consumer credit+4.5%
AXP+6.1%1 monthCOF+3.0%1 month
Digital wallets & merchant payments+8.1%
PYPL+8.1%1 month

Also on: Banking, Credit & Payments

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−18.5%
Volatility, 60D18.3%
From 52-week high0.0%
From 52-week low+32.0%
Trailing P/E34.2×
Forward P/E27.0×

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