Mastercard Inc (MA)
Price: $339.15
Industry: Business Service Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 08 17:09 EDT 2011 MA Mastercard Inc
$339.15
Power Gauge Rating
MA - Very Bullish TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for MA is very bullish due to very bullish price/volume activity, very positive expert opinions and strong earnings performance. The rating also reflects poor financial metrics.
Financial Metrics
Price and volume activity for MA is very bullish which is indicated by its price strength versus the market and positive Chaikin money flow.
Earnings Performance
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral MA Mastercard Inc
September 06, 2011
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for MA is neutral. Stories concerning MA have a balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
Bearish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
MA's financial metrics are poor. The company may be overvalued and has relatively low revenue per share.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book value ratio, high return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
2.03
Price/Book
7.87
Return on Invest
40.5%
LT Debt/Equity
0.00
Price/Sales
7.78
Return on Equity
40.5%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Bullish
Earnings Growth
MA's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a history of strong earnings growth and has a stable 5 year earnings trend.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
12/06
12/07
12/08
12/09
12/10
3,326.07
4,067.60
5,526.10
5,098.68
5,539.00
13.22%
22.29%
35.86%
-7.73%
8.64%
Yearly EPS
$0.37
$8.05
$-1.95
$11.19
$14.10
Factor
-86.14%
2,075.68%
-124.22%
673.85%
26.01%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$3.96
$4.82
+0.86
Quarterly EPS
$14.10
$17.69
+3.59
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
14.46%
16.56%
+2.10
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$4.21
$4.76
$0.55
1 Qtr Ago
$4.10
$4.29
$0.19
13.06
12/09
$2.81
$2.67
$3.46
$2.25
$11.19
4.63
12/10
$3.47
$3.50
$3.96
$3.17
$14.10
2 Qtr Ago
$3.05
$3.16
3 Qtr Ago
$3.54
$3.94
$0.11
3.61
12/11
$4.31
$4.77
-
-
-
$0.40
11.30
Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Very Bullish
Relative Strength vs Market
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for MA is very bullish. MA has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying.
Price Trend
The rank for MA is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether MA is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Volume Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
Value
52 Week High
339.10
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
11.65%
Average Volume 20 Days
1,279,178
52 Week Low
191.98
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
37.36%
Average Volume 90 Days
1,273,948
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
53.29%
Expert Opinions
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
4.40%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
48.70%
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
65%
Expert Opinions
Very Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about MA are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for MA and shorting of MA is low.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for MA is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Business Service industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
4.82 3.93 Current
Current FY
17.69
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 4.82 3.93
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 17.70
-0.01
EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Factor
Value
Mean this Week
Buy
Change
0.00
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
0
0
Curr Yr
0
0
0
1
Next Qtr
0
0
0
0
Next Yr
0
0
0
2
Buy
Mean Last Week
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Last Week Up
Strong Buy
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for MA
MA's Competitors in Business Service Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
Bank of America to sell Canadian card business - Aug 15, 2011
MA
14.46%
16.56%
34.85%
1.16
21.00
5,539
HPY
17.72%
15.43%
1.74%
1.32
23.80
1,864
Bank of America to sell Canadian card business - Aug 15, 2011
V
33.83%
16.60%
39.72%
1.07
18.95
8,065
LPS
3.62%
7.67%
9.69%
0.88
5.30
2,456
ADS
14.17%
15.00%
8.68%
0.92
14.86
2,791
FIS
61.33%
13.80%
7.82%
0.84
12.42
5,270
FISV
1.30%
12.50%
10.67%
0.96
12.77
4,133
GPN
15.68%
12.82%
11.25%
1.12
16.06
1,860
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Company Details
Company Profile
MASTERCARD INC 2000 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE, NY 10577 USA Phone: 9142492000 Fax: 914-249-4206 Website: http://http://www.mastercard.com Full Time Employees: 5,600 Sector: Business Services
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Its family of brands include MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus.
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