Updated September 9, 2026. The numbers are our own calculations on market data.
The model is in a buy. Hold — and sell if the price drops below the stop level.
The price is below the stop level — consider getting out in time.
The check mark shows which one stands best on each point. We do not score share price or market capitalisation against each other — those numbers say nothing about which stock is better.
| Key figure | Visa | Mastercard |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict today Buy / Hold / Sell | Hold ✓ | Sell |
| TD-Rank Overall placing among all stocks | 63/100 ✓ | 61/100 |
| Value Cheap for what you get? | 17/100 ✓ | 15/100 |
| Quality Healthy business and balance sheet | 96/100 ✓ | 95/100 |
| Momentum Does the price have a tailwind? | 77/100 ✓ | 75/100 |
| Distance to price target Average analyst price target | +13.5% | +17.7% ✓ |
| Distance to the stop level How close the price is to a sell | +0.9% | -0.3% |
| Position in the 52-week range 0% = 52-week low, 100% = 52-week high | 83% | 77% |
| Dividend Expected dividend as a percentage of the price | 0.71% ✓ | 0.58% |
| Return on equity (ROE) How well the company earns on the owners' money | 61.2% | 241.2% ✓ |
| Forward P/E Lower = you pay less per dollar of earnings | 25.2 ✓ | 25.3 |
Note: one of the two is a financial company. We do not apply our bankruptcy model (Altman) to banks and financial companies — high debt is their business, not a warning sign, so the model would judge a healthy bank wrongly.
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Neither is a buy today — Visa stands strongest. Neither Visa nor Mastercard has a fresh buy signal right now. Visa stands better on the numbers, but wait for a buy signal instead of buying on hope. Visa has a TD-Rank of 63/100 and the verdict "Hold". Mastercard has a TD-Rank of 61/100 and the verdict "Sell". The full comparison is at https://wallstreetbuys.com/compare/visa-vs-mastercard.
It depends on what you are looking for, but measured on our model: Neither is a buy today — Visa stands strongest. Neither Visa nor Mastercard has a fresh buy signal right now. Visa stands better on the numbers, but wait for a buy signal instead of buying on hope. We never compare the share prices directly — a price on its own tells you nothing. We compare the verdict, the TD-Rank, value/quality/momentum and the distance to the analyst price target.
Neither has a fresh buy signal right now. Visa stands best on the numbers, but the right move is to wait for a buy signal instead of buying on hope.
This page does it for free: https://wallstreetbuys.com/compare. WallStreetBuys gives a daily buy/hold/sell verdict plus a buy level and a stop level for Visa, Mastercard and the rest of the US market. If you want to draw technical analysis yourself, TradingView is stronger; if you only need news and prices, Yahoo Finance and Finviz will do.
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This is information, not individual investment advice. The numbers are our own calculations on market data and may contain errors. Past results are no guarantee of the future. You decide for yourself — and remember to spread your risk.