Added to YB: 2026-07-16
Pitch date: 2026-07-13
MA [bullish]
Mastercard Incorporated
+0.04%
current return
Author Info
Bob’s Payment Stock Substack is a former analyst and portfolio manager. Fundamental buy-and-hold investor. Talking stocks and markets. Focus on Payments, Financial Technology, and Payroll and HCM. Sign up for the newsletter.
Company Info
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally.
Market Cap
$475.1B
Pitch Price
$534.99
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
0.65%
EV/EBITDA
22.72
P/E
31.11
EV/Sales
14.31
Sector
Financial Services
Category
value
Q2 2026: Portfolio Update + Investable Universe - New Position: Mastercard Incorporated
MA (new position): Swapped MSCI (31x P/E) + cash for starter position in Mastercard (24.5x); views MA as best payments/fintech biz. V+MA now 17% of portfolio. MA historically trades 4pt NTM P/E premium to Visa (higher structural growth via VAS/RoW, margin expansion); now only 1pt—more attractive vs Visa.
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