Time to Buy This Financial Giant?

By Chris Hill – May 1, 2013 at 7:04PM

NYSE: MA

Mastercard

Market Cap

$516B

Today's Change

(-0.37%) -$2.10

Current Price

$566.18

Price as of July 29, 2025, 12:38 p.m. ET

Mastercard can only be looking at upside ahead, but shares fell on earnings news. Is this your chance to get in?

The following video is from Wednesday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with analysts Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, and Scott Phillips discuss the top business and investing stories of the day.

Mastercard (MA -0.37%) reported a 12% increase in first-quarter profits, but shares fell on lower-than-expected revenues. Should investors buy the credit card giant? How much upside does mobile payment have for Mastercard and Visa (V -0.38%)? In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts discuss MasterCard and the future of mobile payments.

The relevant video segment can be found between 12:09 and 19:00.

For the full video of today's MarketFoolery, click here.

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Chris Hill has no position in any stocks mentioned. Jason Moser has no position in any stocks mentioned. Fool contributor Matthew Argersinger has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends MasterCard and Visa. The Motley Fool owns shares of MasterCard. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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