To be able to understand the Mastercard share and what influences its movements on the stock market, we suggest that you find, in this page, all the information useful for your analyzes of this security. We will provide detailed information on the activities of this company and the sources of its revenue. We will then examine its direct environment together with its major competitors and the most recent partnerships implemented by the group. And finally, we will explain how to complete a comprehensive fundamental analysis of this company so you can monitor the most influential publications and announcements.
We would also monitor the general growth of different methods of payment throughout the world with an increasingly cashless economy that is promoted through an increase in the number of online digital payments.
The economic policies implemented worldwide can also hinder the growth of the MasterCard Company or, on the contrary, stimulate sales.
We would obviously also monitor the competition in this sector through major news and announcements relating to this sector’s principal players which are also the direct competitors of MasterCard.
Finally, we would of course monitor the financial results of this company as well as the analysts’ predictions and internal objectives that we would compare to the group’s balance sheets in order to determine the most probable upcoming trends.
Possessing a clear understanding of the MasterCard Company and its activities in detail together with its sources of revenue is necessary if you wish to implement a high quality trading strategy on this asset. Here therefore is a detailed presentation of this company.
MasterCard Inc. is an American group that operates in the financial services sector. More precisely, this company is specialised in the production and marketing of credit and debit cards.
To better understand the activities of this group it is possible to divide them into two major categories in the following manner:
Although MasterCard is based in the United States the group actually achieves over 64.4% of its turnover internationally.
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Apart from possessing a good knowledge of the MasterCard Group and its activities it is essential to understand the economical environment in which it operates. This is why we will now examine the major competitors of this company that currently operate in this market.
Of course, the Visa Group is the principal competitor of MasterCard. This company is also specialised in the issue and marketing of payment cards such as credit and debit cards as well as online payment cards, prepaid cards and others. It also offers advice, assistance, and information services as well as partnership network management. Visa achieves 55.3% of its turnover internationally.
The other major competitor to MasterCard is the American Express Company which is specialised in the issue and sale of credit and debit cards particularly in the travel sector for the payment of expenses such as hotel rooms, tickets, and restaurants among other things. The major part of this group’s revenue is from sales using this means of payment to individuals but this company also provides the same payments service to small and large businesses as well as management services to partners’ networks.
The MasterCard Group does not only have adversaries, it also has a number of allies with which it regularly implements strategic partnerships and joint ventures. Here we offer you the opportunity to learn about their most recent partnership ventures:
In 2019 MasterCard and Bunq announced a strengthening of their partnership aimed at promoting the Bunq Green Card through the MasterCard network. This particular card has a strong ecological aspect in that for every €100 spent a tree is planted. This offer was enlarged to include 30 European countries.
Another recent partnership to note is that implemented between Treezor and MasterCard. Treezor is a fintech subsidiary of the Société Générale and the leader in the ‘Bank as a service’ platforms. Treezor attained its position as leader in mobile payments through the MasterCard MDES digital platform on the French financial market. The recent strengthening of this partnership will enable fintechs to improve their reputation in reliability, rapidity and innovation through their development in Europe.
In order to have the best chance of anticipating future changes in the Mastercard share price, it is essential to know what the advantages and disadvantages of this stock are, in other words, what the strong and weak points of this company are. This is what we propose to find out in detail right now.
Let's start this comparative analysis by looking at the various strengths of the Mastercard group and its current strengths.
As we have just seen, the Mastercard group has many advantages at the moment. But it also has some weaknesses, which we will now explore with the main drawbacks of this stock.
The major shareholders of the MasterCard Company are as follows: 11.20% is held by The MasterCard Foundation, 7.02% The Vanguard Group, 4.83% by Hotchkis & Wileu Capital Management, 4.02% by Fidelity Management & Research, 3.96% is held by SSgA Funds Management, 3.02% T Rowe Price Associates IM, 2.31% by BlackRock Fund Advisors, 2.13% by Capital Research & Management XI, 1.78% by Capital Research Management GI and 1.50% is held by Third Point.
MasterCard shares are sold through the American stock markets where this company boasts one of the largest stock market capitalisations. This asset is quoted on the American NYSE, or New York Stock Exchange, on its Main Market as well as being included in the American S&P 100 stock market Index which is composed of the 100 top American companies with the highest stock market capitals.
You have the possibility to speculate now and directly online on the price of the Mastercard share thanks to the trading platforms and then to take a position on the rise or fall of the price of this security. To buy the Mastercard share, you can also purchase a traditional stock market investment product through your bank.
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