Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, credit card giant MasterCard (NYSE: MA ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MasterCard and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MasterCard facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Purchase, N.Y. (1966) |
| Market Cap | $66.3 billion |
| Industry | Data processing and outsourced services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $7.5 billion |
| Management | CEO Ajaypal Banga (since 2010) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 40.5% |
| Cash / Debt | $5.0 billion / $0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.4% |
| Competitors | American Express |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 92% of the 3,372 members who have rated MasterCard believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Jason Moser (TMFJMo), highlighted MasterCard as a particularly timely bargain opportunity: "Like I said on Investor Beat today, you gotta buy this one on the dip. Crazy network effects, scalable and 30%-plus net margins operating in a virtual duopoly. Yes please."
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