Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, credit card giant MasterCard (MA 0.40%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MasterCard and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MasterCard facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Purchase, N.Y. (1966) |
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Market Cap |
$66.3 billion |
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Industry |
Data processing and outsourced services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$7.5 billion |
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Management |
CEO Ajaypal Banga (since 2010) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
40.5% |
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Cash / Debt |
$5.0 billion / $0 |
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Dividend Yield |
0.4% |
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Competitors |
American Express |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 92% of the 3,372 members who have rated MasterCard believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Jason Moser (TMFJMo), highlighted MasterCard as a particularly timely bargain opportunity: "Like I said on Investor Beat today, you gotta buy this one on the dip. Crazy network effects, scalable and 30%-plus net margins operating in a virtual duopoly. Yes please."
