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Should You Buy Mastercard Inc (MA) Stock Wednesday?

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 01:50 PM | InvestorsObserver Analysts

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Should You Buy Mastercard Inc (MA) Stock Wednesday?

Mastercard Inc (MA) receives a strong valuation score of 67 from InvestorsObserver analysis. Our proprietary scoring system considers the overall health of the company by looking at the stock's price, earnings, and growth rate to determine if it represents a good value. MA holds a better value than 67% of stocks at its current price. Investors who are focused on long-term growth through buy-and-hold investing will find the Valuation Rank especially relevant when allocating their assets.

Valuation Rank - 67
MA gets a 67 Valuation Rank today. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on MA!

Metrics Analysis

MA has a trailing twelve month Price to Earnings (PE) ratio of 35.3. The historical average of roughly 15 shows a poor value for MA stock as investors are paying higher share prices relative to the company's earnings. MA's high trailing PE ratio shows that the firm has been trading above its fair market value recently. Its trailing 12-month earnings per share (EPS) of 9.61 does not justify the stock's current price. However, trailing PE ratios do not factor in the company's projected growth rate, resulting in many newer firms having high PE ratios due to high growth potential enticing investors despite inadequate earnings.
MA has a 12 month forward PE to Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.57. Markets are overvaluing MA in relation to its projected growth as its PEG ratio is currently above the fair market value of 1. 9.60999965's PEG comes from its forward price to earnings ratio being divided by its growth rate. PEG ratios are one of the most used valuation metrics due to its incorporation of more company fundamentals metrics and a focus on the firm's future rather than its past.

Summary

MA's valuation metrics are weak at its current price due to a overvalued PEG ratio despite strong growth. MA's PE and PEG are worse than the market average resulting in a below average valuation score. Click Here to get the full Report on Mastercard Inc (MA) stock.

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