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Mastercard Incorporated · MA · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Mastercard Sustains Growth as Value-Added Services Expand
The latest call supports a constructive but conditional view: Mastercard is showing resilient payment demand and expanding higher-value services, while the durability of commercial growth, margin performance and acquisition execution will determine whether that trajectory persists.
Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services
$539.90B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$3.89
Consensus $3.74
EPS surprise
+4.0%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$7.37B
Consensus $7.27B
Revenue surprise
+1.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-2.7%
Event window
SPY move
-2.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
-0.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+6.7%
Up to 20 sessions
MASPY benchmark
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Why did MA fall 2.7% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in MA's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for MA after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior quarter, management emphasized the pending Recorded Future and Minna Technologies acquisitions, faster acceptance expansion through tap-on-phone and QR pay-by-link, and a stronger focus on commercial and B2B payment flows. Guidance sentiment remained maintained.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook, with Q4 revenue growth expected in the low teens and operating-expense growth at the high end of low double digits.
Key takeaways
- Management described continued strength in consumer spending, cross-border volumes and gross dollar volume.
- Value-added services, including cybersecurity, tokenization and subscription management, remained important growth contributors.
- The company is broadening acceptance and payment flows through partnerships, acquisitions and initiatives in emerging markets.
- The next proof points are commercial and B2B volume growth, acquisition integration and margin discipline.
Management priorities
- Integrate Recorded Future and Minna Technologies into Mastercard’s broader product offering.
- Expand acceptance through tap-on-phone, QR pay-by-link and contactless capabilities in emerging markets.
- Build commercial and B2B payment flows while extending open-banking, personalization and security products.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$616.32Previous close
$298Low
$585.32Average
$740High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 16, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Compass Point | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 13, 2026 |
| HSBC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 27, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette& Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 1, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Redburn Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Daiwa Capital | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 12, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 30, 2020 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 16, 2020 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 28, 2018 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 17, 2015 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 30, 2015 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 20, 2015 |
| Pacific Crest | Hold | Sector Perform | Maintain | May 19, 2015 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2015 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2015 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Topeka | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 12, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 27, 2014 |
| Argus Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Meredith Whitney Advisory Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 3, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $616.32. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $665 | $612.42 | +7.9% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $710 | $574.76 | +15.2% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Daniel Perlin | $696 | $595.3 | +12.9% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $740 | $599.86 | +20.1% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $633 | $573.58 | +2.7% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $695 | $577.87 | +12.8% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $642 | $571.74 | +4.2% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $632 | $571.71 | +2.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $670 | $569.54 | +8.7% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $681 | $577.35 | +10.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $680 | $577.35 | +10.3% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nik Cremo | $660 | $577.35 | +7.1% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $701 | $577.35 | +13.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $554 | $530.29 | -10.1% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $640 | $531.62 | +3.8% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $680 | $533.1 | +10.3% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Bill Carcache | $597 | $509.64 | -3.1% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $561 | $497.81 | -9.0% | May 12, 2026 |
| Macquarie | Paul Golding | $665 | $495.46 | +7.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $679 | $495.2 | +10.2% | May 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $640 | $501.29 | +3.8% | May 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $609 | $503.4 | -1.2% | May 1, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $665 | $502.92 | +7.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $590 | $500.86 | -4.3% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Bauch | $605 | $511.35 | -1.8% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $735 | $497.55 | +19.3% | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $611 | $545.06 | -0.9% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Daiwa | Kazuya Nishimura | $610 | $555.37 | -1.0% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $678 | $543.73 | +10.0% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $739 | $543.73 | +19.9% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $668 | $543.73 | +8.4% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James | John Davis | $631 | $542.07 | +2.4% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Fahed Kunwar | $685 | $520.41 | +11.1% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $650 | $527.36 | +5.5% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $609 | $534.12 | -1.2% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Compass Point | Analyst unavailable | $735 | $566.28 | +19.3% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $610 | $563.47 | -1.0% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $633 | $545.52 | +2.7% | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Tigress Financial | Analyst unavailable | $730 | $551.55 | +18.4% | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $665 | $547.3 | +7.9% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $700 | $547.3 | +13.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Dominick Gabriele | $620 | $547.3 | +0.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $713 | $553.68 | +15.7% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Coad | $638 | $580.3 | +3.5% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $665 | $572.03 | +7.9% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $669 | $572.03 | +8.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $660 | $580.45 | +7.1% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Jeff Cantwell | $616 | $553.02 | -0.1% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $655 | $542.35 | +6.3% | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Will Nance | $633 | $547.38 | +2.7% | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $650 | $555.43 | +5.5% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Monness | Gus Gala | $640 | $555.43 | +3.8% | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Raymond James | John Davis | $640 | $555.43 | +3.8% | Jan 31, 2025 |
| UBS | Timothy Chiodo | $660 | $555.43 | +7.1% | Jan 31, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Alex Markgraff | $630 | $555.43 | +2.2% | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $654 | $519.96 | +6.1% | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $570 | $522.17 | -7.5% | Nov 15, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Rufus Hone | $565 | $521.22 | -8.3% | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $544 | $504.8 | -11.7% | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $605 | $508.08 | -1.8% | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Harshita Rawat | $560 | $515.01 | -9.1% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Surinder Thind | $580 | $502.26 | -5.9% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $576 | $499.95 | -6.5% | Oct 10, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Alex Markgraff | $515 | $492.11 | -16.4% | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Compass Point | Dominick Gabriele | $525 | $482.12 | -14.8% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Will Nance | $540 | $462.41 | -12.4% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $540 | $459.49 | -12.4% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Rufus Hone | $520 | $466.8 | -15.6% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Jeff Cantwell | $521 | $466.8 | -15.5% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Andrew Schmidt | $538 | $463.71 | -12.7% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $530 | $443.58 | -14.0% | May 6, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Rufus Hone | $510 | $441.74 | -17.3% | May 2, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Jeff Cantwell | $518 | $439.74 | -16.0% | May 2, 2024 |
| Raymond James | John Davis | $497 | $442.07 | -19.4% | May 2, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Daniel Perlin | $500 | $442.07 | -18.9% | May 2, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $545 | $460.16 | -11.6% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Rufus Hone | $490 | $460.92 | -20.5% | Feb 1, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $488 | $391.9 | -20.8% | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $400 | $376.43 | -35.1% | May 2, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $441 | $346.25 | -28.4% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $405 | $344.56 | -34.3% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $441 | $289.45 | -28.4% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $422 | $352.16 | -31.5% | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $440 | $352.16 | -28.6% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $385 | $352.77 | -37.5% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $352.77 | -35.1% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $417 | $354.3 | -32.3% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $457 | $354.46 | -25.9% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $340.38 | -31.0% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $322.86 | -35.1% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Andrew Jeffrey | $420 | $323.06 | -31.9% | Jul 10, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $298 | $319.26 | -51.6% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $313.36 | -39.2% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $430 | $359.42 | -30.2% | May 2, 2022 |
| Williams Trading | Trevor Williams | $440 | $353.43 | -28.6% | May 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | James Fotheringham | $402 | $363.38 | -34.8% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $402 | $363.38 | -34.8% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $452 | $368.45 | -26.7% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $417 | $378.83 | -32.3% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $357 | $378.83 | -42.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Koning | $470 | $354.6 | -23.7% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $442 | $374.26 | -28.3% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | Ramsey El-Assal | $420 | $363.32 | -31.9% | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $472 | $330.76 | -23.4% | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $435 | $382.2 | -29.4% | Feb 6, 2022 |
| Raymond James | John Davis | $447 | $381.98 | -27.5% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $449 | $381.98 | -27.1% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Keane | $420 | $350.04 | -31.9% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Georgios Mihalos | $444 | $363.5 | -28.0% | Jan 20, 2022 |
| Raymond James | John Davis | $453 | $372.14 | -26.5% | Jan 16, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Moshe Katri | $380 | $336.11 | -38.3% | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Daiwa | Kazuya Nishimura | $385 | $360.55 | -37.5% | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Compass Point | Michael Del Grosso | $450 | $384.41 | -27.0% | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI | David Togut | $439 | $388.69 | -28.8% | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Ashwin Shirvaikar | $448 | $388.69 | -27.3% | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Macquarie | Paul Golding | $425 | $380.1 | -31.0% | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Susquehanna | James Friedman | $450 | $380.1 | -27.0% | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Moshe Orenbuch | $415 | $380.1 | -32.7% | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Christopher Donat | $370 | $386.96 | -40.0% | Apr 29, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationMastercard Incorporated is a global technology firm specializing in providing transaction processing and a wide array of payment solutions, operating across the United States and internationally. Its core business centers on enabling the entire payment transaction lifecycle – including authorization, clearing, and settlement – alongside offering a spectrum of complementary payment services. The company provides a comprehensive suite of integrated products and value-added services to a diverse clientele, which includes individual account holders, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, governments, and other organizations.…
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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