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$126.54 5.45 (4.50%)
11/21/2008 4:03 PM

MasterCard, Inc. (MA)

CAPS Rating:
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A global payment solutions company that provides various services in support of the credit, debit & related payment programs to financial institutes. Also develops & markets payment solutions, process payment transactions & provide consulting services.

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What the Community Thinks

Total Members

2638 Outperforms
258 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

478 Outperforms
106 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

18 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Financial Data Processing (12), It's a State! (20), IT Services (101), Large Cap (279), IPO in 2006 (158), Credit Card (10)
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MasterCard, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $126.54
Last Trade Time: 11/21/2008 4:03 PM
Open: $124.00
Previous Close: $121.09
Daily Range: $113.05 - $127.36
52-Week Range: $120.02 - $320.30
Volume: 7,152,095
Market Cap: $11.91B
P/E Ratio: 66.19
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Top Bull Pitch

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MasterCard, Inc. (MA)

Avatar zo6racer (< 20) Submitted: 4/19/08 12:38 AM

MA is a great company, they don't have any credit risk and they profit every time you swipe your card. With prices rising, fewer and fewer people are paying cash, especially at the pump, and they are defaulting to good old Master Card Plastic. MA on any pullback is a buy.

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MasterCard, Inc. (MA)

Avatar TMFFischer (74.47) Submitted: 10/06/08 12:49 PM

MasterCard is an exceptional business, but expenses were up last quarter, and transaction volume growth is more likely to decline in the U.S. as employment continues to decline. Early in 2008, MA saw large increases in dollar volume, but people were using credit to pay for essentials. That can't con...More

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 (MA)

Avatar cubanstockpicker (78.38) Submitted: 11/14/08 9:29 AM : Underperform Start Price: $143.70 MA Score: -3.25

p/e of 66.19. I will call this irrational exuberance again. I will take the risk in shorting MA after an 8% rise.

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Avatar richardrogers4 (68.57) Submitted: 11/08/08 5:24 AM : Outperform Start Price: $150.50 MA Score: 4.39

Solid earnings

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 (MA)

Avatar Rep07 (99.01) Submitted: 11/07/08 12:41 PM : Outperform Start Price: $147.38 MA Score: 3.82

Defensive based on z-score table here:

http://www.thestreet.com/story/10446139/3/balance-sheets-101-who-might-survive-this-crisis.html

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 (MA)

Avatar guiron (90.48) Submitted: 11/03/08 11:50 AM : Underperform Start Price: $144.25 MA Score: -9.83

Will underperform until the bad debt is shaken out. Credit is tightening. Down over a year. Maybe will get a bounce for holidays.

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Avatar portfolio2008 (< 20) Submitted: 10/29/08 7:13 PM : Outperform Start Price: $138.10 MA Score: 12.68

Once this crisis blows over, cashless payment is still the future.

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TrackJimCramer 85.65 11/11/08 Outperform 3W $141.50-10.57%-15.52%+4.95
TrackKeyBancCapi 45.85 09/17/08 Outperform NS $210.79-39.97%-36.65%-3.32
TrackAvondale 87.25 09/09/08 Outperform NS $218.65-42.13%-40.40%-1.73
TrackWMBlair 21.13 08/26/08 Outperform NS $233.22-45.74%-40.54%-5.21
TrackCharlesPayn < 20 03/14/08 Outperform 3M $208.19-39.22%-41.49%+2.27
TrackStifel 89.86 02/08/08 Outperform NS $202.79-37.60%-43.18%+5.58
TrackHeebner < 20 12/31/07 Outperform NS $214.56-41.02%-48.13%+7.11 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackBearStearns 25.14 12/20/07 Outperform NS $214.92-41.12%-48.36%+7.23
TrackKBW < 20 12/11/07 Outperform NS $218.68-42.13%-50.16%+8.02
TrackAGEdwards 87.66 08/15/07 Outperform NS $133.00-4.85%-46.97%+42.12
TrackUBS 85.75 05/08/07 Outperform NS $134.85-6.16%-49.64%+43.48
TrackCalyonSec < 20 04/02/07 Outperform NS $106.65+18.65%-46.66%+65.31
TrackSunTrustRH 90.78 03/15/07 Outperform NS $104.85+20.69%-45.43%+66.12
TrackJPMorgan < 20 02/13/07 Outperform NS $103.36+22.43%-47.25%+69.68
TrackKeyBanc 23.33 12/06/06 Outperform NS $100.56+25.83%-46.54%+72.37
TrackLehmanBros < 20 09/11/06 Outperform NS $59.38+113.10%-41.60%+154.70
TrackPatDorsey 78.14 09/01/06 Outperform 3Y $56.28+124.85%-42.30%+167.15

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