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An operating expense is an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations. Often abbreviated as OPEX.

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Shares outstanding refer to a company's stock currently held by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company's officers and insiders.

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Also known as Price/Sales Ratio. Calculated using Average market cap for the quarter / Annualized quarterly revenue.

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Mastercard

Mastercard, Inc. operates as a technology company. The firm engages in the payments industry that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and business. It offers payment solutions for the development and implementation of credit, debit, prepaid, commercial and payment programs. The company was founded in November 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

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Mastercard reports robust Q1 earnings, eyes growth in emerging markets

Mastercard's Q1 performance reflects strong revenue and earnings growth, driven by resilient consumer spending and strategic partnerships. The company faces challenges from regulatory uncertainties and lapping-related issues in certain regions. However, opportunities in emerging markets and the digital economy position Mastercard for future growth.

Mastercard reports robust Q2 earnings, eyes growth in China

Mastercard's Q2 performance reflects strong revenue and income growth, driven by consumer spending and strategic partnerships. While facing challenges from inflation and FX volatility, the company is leveraging opportunities in expanding services and tapping into new markets like China. By focusing on value-added services and diversification, Mastercard aims to sustain growth and innovation.

MA reports strong Q3 results, sees growth in value-added services

MA's Q3 performance reflects strong revenue and income growth, driven by resilient consumer spending and demand for value-added services. However, slower growth rates in certain solutions and global events pose challenges. The company remains optimistic about growth opportunities and is actively engaging in discussions on data privacy and regulation.

Mastercard reports robust Q4 earnings, eyes growth in digital solutions

Mastercard's strong Q4 performance reflects growth in revenues and operating income, driven by strategic priorities and healthy consumer spending. The company is focused on innovation, partnerships, and market expansion to capture growth opportunities. Despite macroeconomic challenges, Mastercard is leveraging digital solutions and global partnerships for continued success.

Mastercard reports robust Q1 earnings, eyes global growth opportunities

Mastercard's Q1 2024 performance reflects strong revenue and income growth, driven by success in key strategic areas like consumer payments and value-added services.
While facing challenges such as economic uncertainties and market-specific issues, the company is well-positioned to leverage growth opportunities through partnerships and digital payment trends.
With a focus on operational efficiency, strategic priorities, and market expansion, Mastercard aims to maintain its positive outlook and capitalize on emerging trends in the payments industry.

Mastercard posts robust Q2 results, eyes growth in emerging markets

Mastercard's Q2 2024 earnings call highlighted strong financial performance, strategic organizational changes, and a positive outlook on consumer spending trends. The company's emphasis on growth priorities, investments in technology, and expansion into new markets position it well for future success.

Mastercard reports robust Q3 growth, eyes further expansion opportunities

Mastercard's Q3 2024 earnings call highlighted strong financial performance, strategic focus on digital innovation, and expansion in key areas like commercial payments and disbursements. The company remains committed to delivering differentiated services, investing in cybersecurity, and driving value for customers.

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Mastercard, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the provision of payment solutions for the development and implementation of credit, debit, prepaid, commercial, and payment programs through its brands including Mastercard, Maestro, and Cirrus. It also offers cyber and intelligence solutions. The company was founded in November 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Mastercard is a superior business with a simple and widely used business model in the cashless society. The stock has outperformed the S&P and has a strong track record of growth and resilience. The company offers a safe dividend with low payout ratios and a history of dividend growth and has promising future growth prospects.

Mastercard: Why You Should Consider Holding This Dividend Grower

Advanced Micro Devices

Alphabet

MercadoLibre

Upwork Inc

Microsoft

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taulia, a leading provider of working capital management solutions, has partnered with Mastercard to launch Taulia Virtual Cards. The new solution provides businesses with additional working capital management advantages, including the ability to maximize cash flow and minimize payment uncertainty. Following Taulia Virtual Cards' seamless integration across SAP ERP solutions, including SAP S/4HANA and other major enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, corp.

Taulia and Mastercard partner to launch virtual card B2B payments solution

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard announced that its joint venture Mastercard NUCC  has received formal approval to commence domestic bankcard clearing activity in China.

Mastercard JV Approved to Begin Domestic Payments Processing in China

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feedzai, a financial crime and risk management solution, and Mastercard – a global technology company in the payments industry - are combining technologies to increase crypto fraud protection for hundreds of millions of consumers. Today, an estimated 40% of scam transactions exit directly from a bank account to a crypto exchange. According to Feedzai's recent report, The State of Global Anti Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Report 2023, the monitoring of cry.

Feedzai and Mastercard to Expand Crypto Fraud Protection for Consumers Globally

Mastercard told CNBC exclusively Monday it's partnered with Feedzai, a regulatory technology platform, to improve monitoring and blocking of fraud in crypto.

Mastercard doubles down on effort to detect and tackle crypto fraud with AI tie-up

Mastercard is a strong long-term investment with multiple growth drivers. Increasing the number of transactions, raising fees, and capturing new payment flows are key drivers of top-line growth. Mastercard has significant operating leverage and the potential for margin expansion.

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The difficult part of CBDCs is adoption, Ashok Venkateswaran, Mastercard's blockchain and digital assets lead for Asia-Pacific, told CNBC.

Mastercard says wide adoption of central bank digital currencies is 'difficult'

Mastercard (MA), aided by NEC, brings its Biometric Checkout Program to the Asia Pacific. The move will aid merchants and consumers with prompt contactless checkouts and higher security in digital payments.

Mastercard (MA) Eases Checkouts in Asia Pacific With Biometrics

Apple

Airbnb

Amazon

eBay

Etsy

Home Depot

Snap

Tesla

The Grinch is expected to steal some holiday cheer for several consumer-focused tech companies, in what is normally their strongest quarter.

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Visa

Amazon's network effects and economies of scale give it significant competitive advantages. Mastercard boasts multiple moats and excellent long-term prospects.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates--(Newsfile Corp. - November 15, 2023) - Polytrade, a leading real-world asset protocol, is taking a major step in its evolution, demonstrating its unwavering commitment to addressing the critical issues surrounding real-world assets. The platform is changing the way RWAs are aggregated and serves as a comprehensive solution for discovering, tokenizing, and facilitating liquidity for real-world assets.

MasterCard Startpath Member Polytrade Moves to 2.0: Partners with Ondo, OpenEden, Maple, 4K, Goldfinch, and Others to Create Marketplace for RWAs

Mastercard (MA) makes its Cross-Border Services platform available to DIB thereby paving the way for prompt money transfers across the globe. It has also partnered with SAB to assure safe digital transactions.

Mastercard (MA) Enhances Cross-Border Payment Offering of DIB

Mastercard has teamed with NEC to bring biometric checkout to the Asia Pacific region. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Nov. 14), combines NEC's facial recognition and liveness verification technology with Mastercard's payment operations, and comes as consumers and businesses are increasingly embracing biometrics.

Mastercard Launches Biometric Payments Partnership With NEC

Netflix

Shopify

The new bull market has arrived, and now is the best time to find the next monster growth stocks.  When the market crashed during the 2008 recession, many investors panicked and kept their money on the sidelines.

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Class-action settlements often involve websites with information for the class members. But in the case of a multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard, plaintiffs' lawyers said there's something unusual about a website tied to that litigation: It apparently offers false and misleading information.

Judge Investigates ‘Suspicious' Settlement Website Related to Visa, Mastercard Case

Snowflake

Warren Buffett is the chief architect of Berkshire Hathaway's equity securities portfolio. Growing demand for artificial intelligence could be a material tailwind for cloud operator Snowflake.

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Carlisle Companies

Lowe's

2024 is setting up to be a great year for us contrarian dividend investors—but to take full advantage, we need to buy now—while fear is still in the air.

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Albemarle

Caterpillar

Chubb

Polaris

U.S. stocks had their best week in a year, with the S&P soaring almost 6% and tech stocks surging over 7%. It was a primarily speculation-driven rally with the lowest-quality stocks up 18%. But that doesn't mean high-quality dividend growth isn't available at a steep discount. Growth at a reasonable price, with a PEG ratio of close to 1, can help avoid paying dangerous valuations for quality companies.

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Visa has a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mastercard. Visa has a higher annual dividend yield after a recent 16% raise.

Better Buy: Visa or Mastercard?

Automatic Data Processing

ASML Hld

Broadcom

Cohen & Steers

EOG Resources

Fastenal

Infosys

Lam Research

Landstar System

Masco

Microchip Technology

Monolithic Power Systems

Old Dominion Freight Line

Paychex

Robert Half Int.

Rollins

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile

Skyworks Solutions

Texas Instruments

Williams-Sonoma

Watsco

The 4-factor dividend growth portfolio is a strategy that leverages the stock selection process of Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, with a few minor twists. The portfolio fell by 3.07% in October, underperforming the S&P 500 by 0.97%. Year-to-date, the portfolio is up 3.61%.

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Global X FinTech ETF

Amplify Mobile Payments ETF

Block

Despite decreasing personal income and savings rates, Americans' personal expenditure saw a sequential increase in September. Holiday season sales forecast is also upbeat.

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Members of Congress have reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act, which aims to increase competition among credit card processors. Proponents say the bill will lower fees for merchants, who could pass those savings on to consumers.

"Reduce Excessive Credit Card Fees": Why Visa and Mastercard Investors Should Keep an Eye on Congress

Adobe

Bank of America

Costco

Cisco Systems

STAG Industrial

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Applied Materials

Amphenol

Blackrock Inc

There are 20 stocks on my dividend growth watchlist for October 2023. The majority of the stocks on my watchlist are undervalued based on dividend yield theory. An equally weighted portfolio of these stocks would have outperformed the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by more 4% year-to-date.

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