Skip to content

Markets / Financial Services / MA

MA

Mastercard Incorporated
$633.21+$10.59 · +1.70%USD · daily adjusted close

Market data: 2026-10-22 · Calculated Latest completed session
Bullish regime

Price is 18.9% above its 200-day simple average ($532.46) and 15.6% above its 200-day exponential average ($547.69). Volatility is typical, extension is unusual, and daily moves are only weakly tied to SPY.

Overlays & scale
01 · TrendAbove both
+18.9%vs SMA 200
−30%avg+30%

Bar: distance from SMA 200. Ring: +15.6% from EMA 200.

How to read this

The bullish rule requires price strictly above both the 200-day simple and exponential averages. This describes position, not an investment recommendation.

02 · VolatilityTypical
28thpercentile · own 1y history
LowTypicalStr.Unus.

17.6% annualised, one-year average 22.2%. Trend: expanding.

How to read this

Realized volatility uses 21 daily returns and the equity convention of 252 days. The percentile depends on available history. Low volatility does not mean an investment is safe.

03 · ExtensionUnusual
2.67σfrom SMA 200
0σ1σ2σ3σ+

Measured against 756 valid distances. A stretched reading does not establish that price will reverse.

How to read this

Absolute percentage distance from SMA 200 is divided by the rolling standard deviation of those distances over 756 observations, requiring 378 valid distances. Zero or undefined deviation is unavailable.

04 · CouplingWeak
0.15correlation vs SPY
−10+1

Same regime as SPY. With 10-year yields: -0.08. With gold: -0.08.

How to read this

Pearson correlation ranges from −1 to +1; strength uses its absolute magnitude, while the sign gives direction. 251 paired returns were used; at least 30 are needed. Co-movement can change and does not establish causation.

In plain language

MA follows the bullish trend rule, with price 18.9% above its 200-day simple average. Recent volatility is typical relative to its available history. Absolute extension is 2.7 times the historical deviation of its distance from the average. Return correlation with SPY is 0.15.

Keep the reading in context

The four measurements describe prices. They do not measure business quality or determine fair value. Source reporting dates can differ from the price date.

Company and fund information
Reported company metrics

Reported trailing P/E is 34.2x. Forward P/E is 27.0x, based on estimates. Reported revenue growth is 14.1%. Net profit margin is 46.3%. Free cash flow is positive.

Growth & Profitability
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin61.1%
Profit Margin46.3%
Revenue Growth14.1%
Valuation
P/E
34.2
Fwd P/E
27.0
P/B
97.35
P/S
15.55
EV/EBITDA
25.2
ROE
241.2%
Financial Health
Free Cash Flow
$16.96B
Debt / Equity
439.58
Current Ratio
1.06
Analyst estimates
Analyst estimates•Current Price: $622.62•Target: $674.93(+8.4%)•Range: $550.00 - $765.00

38 of 41 analysts rate it Buy or Strong Buy. The reported mean analyst target is $674.93. Analyst targets are estimates and can change.

Strong Buy: 9 (22.0%)Buy: 29 (70.7%)Hold: 3 (7.3%)41Analysts
Strong Buy: 9
Buy: 29
Hold: 3
Ownership
Reported ownership

Institutions hold 90.9% of shares in the reported data. Reported insider ownership is 0.1%. 10 recent insider transactions are available. Transactions alone do not establish a future price direction.

OwnershipBreakdown
Institutional
90.9%
Insider
0.1%
Public Float
8.9%
Top Institutional Holders
#1Blackrock Inc.
0.08%
66.4M shares
#2Mastercard Foundation Asset Management Corp
0.07%
60.3M shares
#3Vanguard Capital Management LLC
0.06%
52.1M shares
#4State Street Corporation
0.04%
37.0M shares
#5JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
0.03%
28.2M shares
Recent Insider Transactions
LING HAI
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
4.3K sharesOct 16, 2026
LING HAI
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
4.3K sharesOct 16, 2026
GENACHOWSKI JULIUS
Director
Buy
741 sharesOct 12, 2026
SACHIN J. MEHRA
Officer
Buy
3.3K sharesSep 2, 2026
KIRKPATRICK LINDA PISTECCHIA
Officer
Buy
923 sharesAug 31, 2026
SACHIN J. MEHRA
Officer
Buy
8.4K sharesAug 20, 2026
SACHIN J. MEHRA
Officer
Buy
7.4K sharesAug 19, 2026
KIRKPATRICK LINDA PISTECCHIA
Officer
Buy
1.2K sharesAug 17, 2026
SACHIN J. MEHRA
Officer
Buy
3.0K sharesAug 5, 2026
MIEBACH MICHAEL
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
15.4K sharesAug 5, 2026
Cross-Asset Sensitivity · 252-day correlation
vs US 10Y Treasury Yield (^TNX)-0.08
Low rate sensitivity
vs Gold (GLD)-0.08
Low gold sensitivity
Historical outcomes
When today’s structure matched the past

When conditions matched Regime: bullish, Volatility: typical, 90-observation returns had a median of 9.4%. The 10th–90th percentile range ran from -5.8% to 24.8%, based on 48 complete non-overlapping historical windows. A peak-to-trough drawdown of at least 10% occurred in 56.2% of matched 90-observation windows. Completed bullish phases had a median duration of 7 observations. The ongoing phase is excluded. Among matched windows that returned within 1σ of the moving average within 90 observations, the median time was 35 observations.

Matched setup: Regime: bullish, Volatility: typicalExtension bucket (reversion stats): unusual

At a glance
Regime phase
Bullish
Completed phases: median ~7 trading days
Phase dynamics (empirical)
98% same regime
2% transitioned
Drawdown ≥10% @ 60d
43.8%
Among matched historical windows
Median return @ 60d
+6.1%
Conditional distribution
Trend reversion @ 60d
41.7%
Median among reversions within 90 days: 35
By horizon

Drawdown column: % of matched past dates where price fell at least 10% from a peak inside the window.

30-day window
Median return
+4.1%
Mean +2.0%
≥10% drawdown29.2%
Toward 200d trend25.0%
60-day window
Median return
+6.1%
Mean +5.3%
≥10% drawdown43.8%
Toward 200d trend41.7%
90-day window
Median return
+9.4%
Mean +7.8%
≥10% drawdown56.2%
Toward 200d trend58.3%
Full breakdown
Horizon≥10% DDMedianMeanp10–p90Reversion
30d29.2%+4.1%+2.0%-7.6% … 10.0%25.0%
60d43.8%+6.1%+5.3%-9.7% … 17.6%41.7%
90d56.2%+9.4%+7.8%-5.8% … 24.8%58.3%

Median observations until extension returned within 1σ, among windows that reverted within 90 observations: 35

Historical patterns only. Forward outcome tables use complete, non-overlapping windows matched to the stated conditions. Windows may still share market conditions; counts are not a guarantee of statistical independence. Frequencies are descriptive, without confidence intervals or a claim of predictive accuracy. Small samples are omitted.
Sample sizes: Regime (67 completed phases, 19.2y) • Drawdowns (48 non-overlapping windows, 19.9y) • Returns (48 non-overlapping windows, 19.9y) • Reversion (12 non-overlapping windows, 19.9y)
Historical drawdowns and trend statistics
Regime mix, drawdown depth, and day-to-day jumpiness

The bullish trend rule held on 41% of observations over the trailing year. The largest peak-to-trough decline over that year was 18.5%. 13 daily moves exceeded 3% in magnitude.

At a glance
Days in current regime
73
Max drawdown (1Y)
−18.5%
5Y worst: −28.3%
Median recovery
17 days
From median-sized pullbacks
Trend flips (12M)
8
SPY: 2 flips
Days with |move| > 3%
13
5.2% of sessions (1Y)
Days with |move| > 5%
1
0.4% of sessions (1Y)
Regime mix (12 months)

Share of trading days classified bullish vs bearish vs trend structure.

Bullish 41%Bearish 59%
Regime detail
Days in current regime73
Trend flips (12M)8 · SPY 2
Median bullish phase5d
Median bearish phase14.5d
Drawdown depth

Bars scaled to −60% peak-to-trough within the window.

Max (1Y)−18.5%
Max (5Y)−28.3%
Median pullback−4.0%

Median trading days to recover from a typical (median) drawdown: 17

Daily jumpiness (1 year)
MetricCountShare
|Daily move| > 3%135.2%
|Daily move| > 5%10.4%
Largest single day (1Y)+5.8%
Largest single day (5Y)+9.1%
Market, volume and options context

The observed curve is normal: long-term rates exceed short-term rates. The 10-year yield is 4.95%.

Volume is 35% above its 30-day average; the recent volume trend is stable.

Implied volatility is 45% above realized volatility. This comparison alone does not establish whether an option is cheap or expensive.

Pillar Readings
descriptive measurements
Extension from Trend+2.67σ

Price is 2.7 times the historical standard deviation of its distance from the 200-day average above that average. This measures extension; it does not establish the likelihood of a reversal.

Market Coupling0.15 vs SPY

Daily returns show weak correlation with SPY over the latest shared year of observations (r = 0.15). The sign describes movement in the same direction. Correlation does not establish causation or measure portfolio diversification on its own.

Calculated from available price history. Separate measurements can be related to one another; they are not independent confirmations of a trading signal.