Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Stock Analysis
Temp Headwind edge
Financial Services · Credit Services
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $499.18 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Negative momentum.
Mastercard is a global payments technology company that switches payment transactions through its proprietary network, generating $32.8B in net revenue in 2025 across $10.6T in gross dollar volume and 175.5B switched transactions. It earns fees from financial institutions,... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $499.18 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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- 2026-02-05Item 5.02LOWMastercard's Compensation Committee approved base salary and annual incentive bonus adjustments for Named Executive Officers effective March 1, 2026. No departures or appointments disclosed.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $499.18 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $475.62. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $600.48 (+20.3% upside). Prior stop was $475.62. Stop-loss: $475.62.
Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.5%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Mastercard Incorporated trades at a P/E of 29.1 (forward 22.2). TrendMatrix value score: 4.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
48 analysts cover MA with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $653.
What does Mastercard Incorporated do?Mastercard is a global payments technology company that switches payment transactions through its proprietary network,...
Mastercard is a global payments technology company that switches payment transactions through its proprietary network, generating $32.8B in net revenue in 2025 across $10.6T in gross dollar volume and 175.5B switched transactions. It earns fees from financial institutions, merchants, and other customers for payment processing, security, and data services.