Mastercard

Mastercard (MA) operates a global payments technology network that connects consumers, merchants, banks and financial institutions. Its core business is processing electronic payments and providing services such as fraud prevention, cybersecurity, data analytics and cross-border payment solutions. Investors closely monitor global consumer spending, international travel and payment transaction growth because these factors influence the company’s revenue and profitability.

Mastercard（MA）运营全球支付技术网络，连接消费者、商户、银行及金融机构。其核心业务是处理电子支付交易，并提供欺诈防范、网络安全、数据分析及跨境支付等服务。投资者重点关注全球消费者支出、国际旅游及支付交易量的增长，因为这些因素会影响公司的收入和盈利能力。

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SmartChecker Mastercard Forecast

The forecast in short

tipranks records 25 analyst ratings on Mastercard and summarises them as “Strong Buy”. Their average 12-month price target is USD 667.48 (7.04% Upside). Its tipranks score is 10 out of 10 — Outperform. These are tipranks’s figures as SmartChecker read them on 2026-10-26, not SmartChecker’s own view, and nothing here is advice to buy or sell.

Market cap

USD 546.28 B

≈ Maybank x 18

Share price

USD 623.60

≈ RM 2547.03

#24World ranking

tipranks score

Outperform

10

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy

  • Buy23 92%
  • Hold2 8%
  • Sell0 0%

tipranks’s own summary of the 25 ratings above.

12 months price forecast

USD 667.48 7.04% Upside

USD 469.38 USD 567.79 USD 666.19 USD 764.6Past 12 months 12 months forecast High USD 740 Average USD 667.48 Low USD 5102025-10 2026-10

As tipranks publishes it. SmartChecker has not recalculated any of it.

Analyst profiles. Who made each call, and when.

AnalystFromPositionTarget priceDated
Matthew CoadTruist FinancialBuyUSD 6742026-10-23
Matthew O'NeillBank of America SecuritiesBuyN/A2026-10-20
Harshita RawatBernsteinBuyUSD 7302026-10-15
Unknown AnalystDeutsche BankBuyUSD 6682026-10-15
Andrew BauchBMO CapitalBuyUSD 6652026-10-14
Will NanceGoldman SachsBuyUSD 7162026-10-13
Gustavo GalaMonnessHoldUSD 5102026-10-12
Nik CremoBarclaysBuyUSD 6602026-10-09
David KoningRobert W. BairdBuyUSD 7102026-10-09
Bryan KeaneCitiBuyUSD 6752026-10-08
Daniel PerlinRBC CapitalBuyUSD 6962026-09-28
Bill CarcachePiper SandlerBuyUSD 7102026-09-28
Jason KupferbergWells FargoBuyUSD 6682026-09-23
Darrin PellerWolfe ResearchBuyUSD 7402026-08-25
Iris GaoDBSBuyUSD 6252026-08-14
Bryan BerginTD CowenBuyUSD 6672026-07-31
Ramsey El AssalCantor FitzgeraldBuyUSD 6952026-07-31
Andrew SchmittKeyBancBuyUSD 6802026-07-31
John DavisRaymond JamesBuyUSD 6322026-07-31
Timothy ChiodoUBSBuyUSD 6702026-07-31
James FaucetteMorgan StanleyBuyUSD 6812026-07-31
Owen LauClear StreetBuyUSD 6452026-07-31
Sanjay SakhraniKBWBuyUSD 6852026-07-31
Andrew JeffreyWilliam BlairBuyN/A2026-07-30
Adam FrischEvercore ISIHoldUSD 5502026-07-27
Unknown AnalystErste GroupHoldN/A2026-06-24
Dan DolevMizuho SecuritiesBuyN/A2026-05-01
Paul GoldingMacquarieBuyUSD 6652026-05-01
James FriedmanSusquehannaBuyUSD 6652026-04-30
Jim KelleherArgus ResearchBuyN/A2026-04-30
Dominick GabrieleLoop Capital MarketsBuyUSD 6312026-03-30
Alexandre FaureExane BNP ParibasBuyUSD 6002026-03-19
Ivan FeinsethTigress FinancialBuyUSD 7352026-03-13
Kazuya NishimuraDaiwaBuyUSD 6102026-02-02
Trevor WilliamsJefferiesBuyUSD 6752026-01-30
Tien Tsin HuangJ.P. MorganBuyUSD 6552026-01-30
Fahed KunwarRothschild & Co RedburnBuyUSD 6852026-01-28
Rayna KumarOppenheimerBuyUSD 6832025-12-10
Saul MartinezHSBCBuyUSD 6332025-12-07
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Investment Strengths

High profitability and cash conversion

Mastercard’s sustained high margins indicate a powerful, scalable network business with substantial operating leverage. Free cash flow close to earnings reinforces earnings quality and provides internally generated funding for technology, security, acquisitions, buybacks, and continued network investment.

Value-added services expansion

Rapid growth in value-added services broadens Mastercard beyond transaction fees and increases the services attached to each network relationship. The network linkage supports recurring monetization, deeper issuer and merchant integration, and potentially more resilient revenue as digital commerce expands.

Global network scale and adoption

A large and expanding global credential base strengthens Mastercard’s two-sided network, while rising transaction and cross-border volumes increase monetizable activity. Broad acceptance across markets creates durable scale advantages and supports future growth in digital, contactless, and international payments.

People also ask

What is the 12-month price target for Mastercard (MA)?

tipranks publishes an average 12-month price target of USD 667.48 (7.04% Upside), as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26. The highest target is USD 740 and the lowest is USD 510. A price target is an analyst’s estimate of where a share might trade, not a promise, and SmartChecker gives no investment advice.

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How many analysts cover Mastercard (MA)?

tipranks records 25 analyst ratings: 23 buy, 2 hold and 0 sell, which it summarises as “Strong Buy”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26.

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What is the tipranks score for Mastercard (MA)?

tipranks scores it 10 out of 10 and calls that “Outperform”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26. The score is tipranks’s, not SmartChecker’s, and SmartChecker does not rate listed shares.

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Is this SmartChecker’s own forecast for Mastercard?

No. Every figure on this page is published by tipranks, copied on 2026-10-26 with a link to the original, and not recalculated. SmartChecker assesses financial companies in Malaysia against the public registers; it makes no forecast of its own and holds no licence to advise on securities.

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