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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , American Express (AXP) , MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Visa Inc. (V) I've said on many occasions that I prefer MasterCard (NYSE: MA ) to Visa (NYSE: V ). No, I don't mean the card products themselves. I mean the stocks. I believe Visa has better brand equity associated with it, and I think it possesses a little more depth and fundamental prowess. However, both of these companies...
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Zacks.com submits: MasterCard Incorporated ( MA ) reported third quarter 2009 net income applicable to common shareholders (excluding special items) of $456.0 million or $3.48 per share, compared to $322.0 million or $2.46 per share in the prior-year quarter. Results were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.93. Better pricing, an increased number of processed transactions, lower...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA) It's official: the holiday season is here, marking the beginning of the race to the end of the year. It's also time for another FOMC interest rate decision , as well as for another look at the employment situation, perhaps the most dreaded measure of the economic recovery in the U.S. This week will bring...
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iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is scheduled to report its fiscal third quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. In the last five quarters, the company’s actual earnings exceeded the market’s consensus significantly. [More...]
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Filed under: MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Stocks to Buy The swiping sound trend continues, which is why I'm Reiterating my Buy rating for MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA ), first recommended on April 13, 2009 at a price of $176.06. If you bought MA in April, you're up about 26%. The pleasant story continues at MasterCard: MA has emerged from the nation's worst recession in more than 25 years in enviable shape,...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , American Express (AXP) , MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Visa Inc. (V) Visa (NYSE: V ) is one of my favorite businesses on Wall Street. It should be an excellent long-term investment. People will always use branded credit cards, and Visa doesn't take a lot of risk. It simply collects a little of the spoils on each transaction. What a model! According to TheStreet.com , Visa...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Filed under: Target Corp. (TGT) , MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) MasterCard Advisors (NYSE: MA ) service SpendingPulse says luxury and electronics sales headed upward last month , in a pleasant deviation from what became the norm all too long ago. A few other product categories posted gains as well - showing stability, if not a recovery. But, at this stage of the game, we'll take what we can get, right? Luxury...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Filed under: MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Stocks to Buy I'd venture a guess that you have at least one, if not multiple, MasterCard (NYSE: MA ) credit cards in your wallet right now. In addition to its credit card division, the company provides transaction processing services to its customers that support its credit, deposit access, electronic cash, and automated teller machine payment card programs....
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Filed under: Google (GOOG) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) , AutoZone Inc (AZO) , MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) As many shoppers have realized in this recession, just because something is cheap doesn't mean it's a bargain. This is especially true in the stock market, where you definitely get what you pay for. There have been plenty of low-priced deals on stocks lately, as plenty of good companies...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) will release its third-quarter 2009 financial results. The company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , American Express (AXP) , MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Visa Inc. (V) Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS ), a credit card company that competes with Visa (NYSE: V ), MasterCard (NYSE: MA ), and American Express (NYSE: AXP ), released earnings for the third quarter on Thursday. The company put analysts to shame by posting a profit instead of a loss according to an article...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Filed under: Newsletters , MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Stocks to Buy "In this recession, consumers are spending less per purchase on their credit cards -- but that hasn't slowed down the credit card company MasterCard (NYSE: MA )," says Paul Tracy . In his The StreetAuthority Market Advisor , he points out, "In the second quarter, MasterCard's net income grew by +26%, beating Wall Street's...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Filed under: MasterCard Inc'A' (MA) , Stocks to Buy Did you get a chance to buy Mastercard in April? If you did, you're up a smart 15% or so - not bad in this market. Further, I'm Reiterating my Buy rating for Mastercard (NYSE: MA ), first recommended on April 13 2009 at a price of $176.06. The overriding theme with this business model is that plenty of opportunities remain for MA to generate strong...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
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