MA
Mastercard Incorporated
MA (Mastercard Incorporated) has a reliability-weighted signal score of 55/100 on StockMarketSignals, based on 4 finance YouTubers over a rolling 14-day window. The score reflects how strongly tracked creators are currently bullish or bearish on MA, weighted by each channel's reliability.
Why analysts are watching it
Analysts are watching Mastercard (MA) due to its strong financial performance and perceived undervaluation, while also noting potential risks. On May 14, 2026, Everything Money highlighted Mastercard's incredible return on capital at 58% and 45% bottom-line profit, alongside net revenue growth of 16% to $8.4 billion and $3.9 billion net income in one quarter, asserting that "as long as people keep buying things, as long as the world gets wealthier, Mastercard will keep making money." The Patient Investor, on June 15, 2026, also stated a belief that Mastercard is undervalued, noting it’s a business that gets a fee on each payment made. However, concerns exist regarding exposure to Europe, as stated by The Patient Investor on May 16, 2026, and the potential for a new EU product to rival Visa and Mastercard, which could cause lower volumes, as mentioned on June 15, 2026. Investing in individual stocks carries inherent risks, including the potential for loss of principal.
Contributing creators
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"Here's some different examples of businesses that met my criteria and actually made it into the Fortress Index, Visa, and Mastercard, which are the rails that global commerce runs on."
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"MasterCard doesn't benefit from the 10% APR or 20%."
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"which would then in turn cause lower volumes for Visa and MasterCard, okay?"
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"the EU coming up with a new product to rival Visa and MasterCard."
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"So, I believe MasterCard is undervalued."
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"Now, most people know that MasterCard is just a business that has to do with payments, where they get a fee on each payment that you make"
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"Could you get all those benefits that MasterCard's giving you?"
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"Now, the second one is MasterCard, which I was against MasterCard, and I told you guys it's overvalued relative to Visa, and I was right because Visa has been outperforming MasterCard so far."
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"Recently on my [339s] channel, I shared a heat map of the S&P [389s] 500 on one of the days. It was just some [291s] random day, but it has been the theme [294s] recently where the S&P 500 has been [296s] continuing to rise higher and higher and [298s] higher from a very small group of [301s] stocks. I'll actually put a screenshot [304s] on your screen right now that shows [306s] since the sell-off that happened, I [308s] believe it was just a couple of months [309s] ago. The entire rally in the"
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"MasterCard, DoorDash, Airbnb, Louis Vuitton, Alibaba, Paycom, T Rowe Price, Ulta Beauty, Target, Tractor Supply, Chipotle, Otis Elevator Company, Hershey, Visa, Poolcorp, Disney, Microsoft, and Adobe."
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"Birkshshire completely sold out of United Health, Visa, and Mastercard."
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"But the other companies [1178s] like Visa, Mastercard, Birkshacre, [1181s] Microsoft, Nvidia, even Amazon, Consumer [1184s] Defensives, Healthcare, and even some [1187s] utilities are all being left behind."
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"So this person [1277s] says, "Fully exited Mastercard today. [1280s] Sad to see it go. Honestly, Mastercard [1282s] is still a worldclass business. 60% [1285s] operating margins, 175 billion [1287s] transactions per year, a toll booth on [1289s] the global economy. But look at the [1291s] chart. Mastercard over the last year is [1293s] down 14% whereas the S&P 500 is up 25%."
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"Mastercard is another quality company. Again, get a dip on Mastercard. Now you could buy Mastercard for the same price you could have buy it at a few months ago. And Mastercard is down 12%"
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"Number one [470s] here is still MasterCard at 18.64%."
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"then another 22% in MasterCard"
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"Even MasterCard, I think has a 30% exposure to Europe. So, MasterCard potentially be much more affected than Visa."
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"Guys, look at this return on capital 58%. That's incredible capital like business."
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"Net revenue grew 16% to 8.4 billion. Net income on that 8.4 billion after taxes was $3.9 billion in that one quarter. And they bought back $4 billion of their own stock."
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"Gross profit of 78% and remember that bottom line profit about 45%. This thing is awesome."
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"Now, guys, our third stock for today's video, Mastercard."
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"And yet, Mastercard has pulled back significantly from its highs. The market's nervous about economic slowdowns, consumer spending, and tariff uncertainty. But here's what I come keep coming back to. As long as people keep buying things, as long as the world gets wealthier, Mastercard will keep making money."
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"The stock's currently at $500 per share. Hit the analyze button. I have a low price of 315, high price of $860, middle price of $4.85."
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"Mastercard is one of the biggest owners of one of those networks."
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"And it seems like [827s] payment companies in the market, even [828s] Mastercard and Visa, have been sold off [831s] and they are not participating in the [833s] overall rally the S&P 500 is seeing."
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Frequently asked about MA
Is MA a buy according to finance YouTubers?
Tracked finance YouTubers are currently mildly bullish / mixed on MA (Mastercard Incorporated), giving it a reliability-weighted signal score of 55/100 on StockMarketSignals. This reflects creator sentiment over a rolling 14-day window and is not investment advice.
What is MA's reliability score?
MA has a StockMarketSignals reliability score of 55/100, based on 4 finance YouTubers. Scores above 60 indicate net-bullish creator sentiment, while scores below 40 indicate net-bearish sentiment.
Which finance YouTubers cover MA?
MA has been covered by Couch Investor, The Patient Investor, Everything Money, Daniel Pronk on StockMarketSignals. Each creator is weighted by a reliability score based on the historical accuracy of their past calls.
How is the MA signal calculated?
The MA signal aggregates every tracked YouTuber mention, weighting each by the creator's reliability and decaying older mentions over a 90-day window. Bullish mentions push the score above 50, bearish mentions below it.