Mastercard Incorporated logo MA - Mastercard Incorporated

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 50
HOLD 13
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $655.56 DETAILS
HIGH: $739.00
LOW: $561.00
MEDIAN: $657.50
CONSENSUS: $655.56
UPSIDE: 31.50%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 85% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 31.4% below fair value
Current Price $498.54
Bear Case $409.97 17.8% downside ($409.97 - $498.54) / $498.54 = -17.8% 11% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $727.02 45.8% upside ($727.02 - $498.54) / $498.54 = 45.8% 19% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $1,113.52 123.4% upside ($1,113.52 - $498.54) / $498.54 = 123.4% 24% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

18.7%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (19% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 45%
Implied Market Multiple 27.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $655.56 from 64 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $727.02 per share.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions