How to buy Mastercard Incorporated shares in Ireland | $333.6

Mastercard Incorporated is a credit services business based in the US. Mastercard Incorporated shares (MA) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Mastercard Incorporated employs 18,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$15.6 billion.

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How to buy shares in Mastercard Incorporated from Ireland

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3. Search for Mastercard Incorporated Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: MA. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Mastercard Incorporated reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$333.6, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Mastercard Incorporated, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Mastercard Incorporated. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

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How has coronavirus impacted Mastercard Incorporated's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Mastercard Incorporated's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$333.6, which is 1.80% down on its pre-crash value of USD$339.7 and 66.81% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$199.99.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Mastercard Incorporated shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$626.16 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$1,027.49.

Mastercard Incorporated share price

Is it a good time to buy Mastercard Incorporated stock?

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Is Mastercard Incorporated under- or over-valued?

Valuing Mastercard Incorporated stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Mastercard Incorporated's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Mastercard Incorporated's P/E ratio

Mastercard Incorporated's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 50x. In other words, Mastercard Incorporated shares trade at around 50x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Mastercard Incorporated's PEG ratio

Mastercard Incorporated's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.1004. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Mastercard Incorporated's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Mastercard Incorporated's EBITDA

Mastercard Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$9 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Mastercard Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Shorting Mastercard Incorporated shares

There are currently 3.9 million Mastercard Incorporated shares held short by investors – that's known as Mastercard Incorporated's "short interest". This figure is 32% down from 5.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Mastercard Incorporated shares can be evaluated.

Mastercard Incorporated's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Mastercard Incorporated's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Mastercard Incorporated shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Mastercard Incorporated shares traded daily (recently around 3.4 million). Mastercard Incorporated's SIR currently stands at 1.12. In other words for every 100,000 Mastercard Incorporated shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1120 shares are currently held short.

However Mastercard Incorporated's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Mastercard Incorporated shares, or, against the total number of tradable Mastercard Incorporated shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Mastercard Incorporated's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Mastercard Incorporated shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0044% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Mastercard Incorporated shares, roughly 4 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Mastercard Incorporated.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Mastercard Incorporated is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 11.513% of Mastercard Incorporated shares are held by insiders and 77.395% by institutions.

• How many people work for Mastercard Incorporated?

  Latest data suggests 18,600 work at Mastercard Incorporated.

• When does the fiscal year end for Mastercard Incorporated?

  Mastercard Incorporated's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Mastercard Incorporated based?

  Mastercard Incorporated's address is: 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY, United States, 10577

• What is Mastercard Incorporated's ISIN number?

  Mastercard Incorporated's international securities identification number is: US57636Q1040

• What is Mastercard Incorporated's CUSIP number?

  Mastercard Incorporated's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 57636Q104