Mastercard(US:MA) ZACKS·2026-01-12 23:51Company Performance - MasterCard (MA) closed at $566.28, reflecting a -1.61% change from the previous day, underperforming compared to the S&P 500's 0.16% gain [1] - Prior to the latest trading session, MasterCard shares had gained 0.63%, lagging behind the Business Services sector's gain of 3.4% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.89% [1] Upcoming Financial Results - Analysts expect MasterCard to report earnings of $4.21 per share, indicating a year-over-year growth of 10.21% [2] - Revenue is anticipated to be $8.77 billion, representing a 17.05% increase compared to the same quarter last year [2] Full-Year Estimates - The Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $16.43 per share and revenue of $32.75 billion for the full year, reflecting year-over-year changes of +12.53% for earnings and 0% for revenue [3] Analyst Estimates and Market Sentiment - Recent changes to analyst estimates for MasterCard are important as they indicate shifts in near-term business trends, with upward revisions suggesting positive sentiment towards the company's operations [4] - Empirical research shows that revisions in estimates correlate with stock price performance, which investors can leverage using the Zacks Rank system [5] Zacks Rank and Valuation - MasterCard currently holds a Zacks Rank of 3 (Hold), with the consensus EPS estimate remaining stagnant over the past month [6] - The company is trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 30.24, which is a premium compared to the industry average Forward P/E of 13.36 [7] - MasterCard has a PEG ratio of 1.95, while the Financial Transaction Services industry has an average PEG ratio of 1 [7] Industry Context - The Financial Transaction Services industry, part of the Business Services sector, has a Zacks Industry Rank of 182, placing it in the bottom 26% of over 250 industries [8] - Research indicates that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [8]