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COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Weigh on Mastercard in Third Quarter

Brett Horn, CFA Senior Equity Analyst

Analyst Note

| Brett Horn, CFA |

While Mastercard saw improvement in parts of its business in the third quarter, the pandemic is still weighing on overall results, and the company continues to endure meaningful declines in revenue and margins. Still, nothing in the quarter was a major surprise, and we will maintain our $272 fair value estimate and wide moat rating.

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Mastercard is the second- largest payment processor in the world and processed $4.8 trillion in purchase transactions in 2019. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.

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2000 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY, 10577
T +1 914 249-2000
Sector Financial Services
Industry Credit Services
Most Recent Earnings Sep 30, 2020
Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2020
Stock Type Cyclical
Employees 18,600

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