Mastercard’s Premium Valuations: Still a Buying Opportunity?
Mastercard (MA) currently has premium valuations. Its price-to-earnings ratio on an NTM (next-12-month) basis is 28.86x compared to a peer average of 16.34x. Mastercard’s competitors Visa (V), Capital One Financial (COF), and American Express (AXP) have price-to-earnings ratios of 26.5x, 9.25x, and 13.28x, respectively, on an NTM basis.