MasterCard (MA)

Price*: $129.54 | Dividend: $0.60 | Dividend Yield: 0.46%

Recommendation Info
We downgraded this stock from the "Recommended" list on 9/29/08, at a price of 185.07.

Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown

1. Relative Strength

Stock is stuck in an uninspiring six-month trading range.

2. Overall Yield Attractiveness

Stock's dividend yield is unattractive.

3. Dividend Reliability

This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.

4. Dividend Uptrend

Dividend payouts are consistent, but increases small.

5. Earnings Growth

Earnings estimates have been raised slightly.

Price and Dividend Info

MasterCard (MA)

Previous Day's Closing Price*

$129.54

Annual Stock Dividend

$0.60

Current Dividend Yield

0.46%

Recent Headlines

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Tue, Nov 4, 2008
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Sun, Nov 2, 2008
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Tue, Oct 28, 2008
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Mon, Sep 29, 2008
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Fri, Sep 26, 2008
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Thu, Sep 11, 2008
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Wed, Sep 10, 2008
28 (!) Dividend Stocks Removed from Our Recommended List
Tue, Sep 9, 2008
Hedge Fund Liquidation Rumors and Your MasterCard Shares (MA)
Fri, Sep 5, 2008
Two Dividend Stock Concerns (QCOM, MA)
Thu, Sep 4, 2008
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Mon, Sep 1, 2008
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Sat, Aug 30, 2008
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Wed, Aug 27, 2008
Dividend Stock Smackdown: Visa (V) Vs. Mastercard (MA)
Sat, Aug 16, 2008
Visa Pops, Then Drops (V)
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
MasterCard Correction was Due (MA)
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
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Tue, Jul 22, 2008
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Sun, Jul 20, 2008
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Fri, Jul 18, 2008
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Wed, Jul 16, 2008

Profile & Recommendation

Company Profile

MasterCard- (MA)-provides transaction processing and related services to customers principally in support of their credit, deposit access, electronic cash and automated teller machine payment card programs, and travelers cheque programs. As of December 31, 2007, it served approximately 25,000 financial institutions worldwide. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Recommendation

Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.

Stock Notes

This large cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.

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** Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. The author is not registered as an investment adviser. The author may or may not hold positions in the securities mentioned in this article or video. The author relies upon the "publisher's exclusion" from the definition of "investment adviser" as provided under Section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and corresponding state securities laws.