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Mastercard Is Unreasonably Valued

By |February 20th, 2024|Equity Investing|

I last reviewed Mastercard (MA) in my June 8, 2023 guest post at Dividend Power. At the time, the most recently available financial results were for Q1 2023. Now, based on my analysis of Q4 and FY2023 results and FY2024 outlook that were released on January 31, I conclude that Mastercard is unreasonably valued. In [...]

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Mastercard Is A Compelling Investment

By |June 11th, 2023|Equity Investing|

My Mastercard Is A Compelling Investment guest post at Dividend Power touches upon why it, and Visa (V), are my two largest holdings. While both Mastercard (MA) and V have been mandated by various jurisdictions to cap their interchange fees, I do not consider this as a reason to sour on either company; interchange fees [...]

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Mastercard Creates Long Term Wealth

By |May 12th, 2022|Equity Investing|

Factors beyond a company's underlying fundamentals can sway investor sentiment. This is why it is virtually impossible to accurately predict how an investment will perform in the short term. Many 'investors' have been heading for the exits of late given that the days of easy money have come to an end. Rather than join the [...]

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Mastercard Incorporated – Stock Analysis

By |November 5th, 2021|Equity Investing|

In my September 3, 2021 post I disclose the purchase of additional Mastercard Incorporated (MA) shares @ $340.3929/share in one of the 'Core' accounts in the FFJ Portfolio. On October 26, Visa (V) released Q4 and FY2021 results. The share price of both V and MA plunged so I acquired more shares in both companies [...]

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Visa and Mastercard – Added to My Largest Positions

By |September 3rd, 2021|Equity Investing|

I have covered both companies in multiple posts with the most recent being: Visa (V) - July 11th and July 16th Mastercard (MA) - July 12th The primary purpose of this post is to disclose the purchase of additional shares in my largest (V) and second-largest (MA) holdings. On September 2, I acquired another 50 [...]

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Mastercard – Stock Analysis

By |July 12th, 2021|Equity Investing, Options|

In this Mastercard stock analysis I: disclose my July 12th purchase of 137 additional Mastercard (MA) shares in a 'Core' and a 'Side' account within the FFJ Portfolio; and provide an update on the status of the $405 July 16 2021 covered call option contracts I disclosed in my May 22nd Mastercard – Generate Income [...]

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Mastercard – Generate Income With Out-of-the-Money Covered Calls

By |May 22nd, 2021|Options|

In my April 8, 2021 Skim Additional Income with Covered Calls post I disclose the use of out-of-the-money covered calls to generate additional income. In this post, I disclose my intent to once again generate income with out-of-the-money covered calls using my underlying Mastercard (MA) shares now that my covered call option contracts expired worthless [...]

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Mastercard Incorporated – More Shares Acquired on Pullback

By |October 23rd, 2019|Equity Investing|

I have indicated in previous articles that I view Mastercard Incorporated (MA) as a core long-term investment. Following the very recent pullback in MA's share price I have acquired additional shares for one of the Core Accounts within the FFJ Portfolio. This additional purchase is in addition to the purchase made in early October for [...]

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Mastercard Incorporated – Additional Purchase on the Basis of a Very Long-Term Investment Time Horizon

By |October 2nd, 2019|Equity Investing|

I view Mastercard Incorporated (MA) as a core long-term investment. Given my long-term outlook for the company, I have acquired additional MA shares for our daughter on the basis of a very long-term investment time horizon. Further to my August 6th Mastercard Incorporated (MA) article, I decided today to acquire additional MA shares in an [...]

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Mastercard Incorporated – Further Pullback Required

By |August 6th, 2019|Equity Investing|

In this article I look at Mastercard Incorporated's (MA) current valuation based on guidance provided with the release of Q2 and YTD 2019 results on July 30, 2019. Summary Mastercard is an extremely high quality business with a superior business model that results in significant profits and Free Cash Flow. MA’s growth will come from [...]

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