Stock Idea: MasterCard Inc. (MA, $251.71)

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MasterCard Incorporated (MA) serves 22,000 financial institutions globally. Read about a future joint venture aimed at a mobile payment feature for Android users, featured today in the Wall Street Journal.

MA has projected consensus EPS growth of 18.7%, 17.3% and 16.7% for fiscal years 2011-2013. The PE is 15.1, the beta is 1.1 and MA pays a small dividend.

MA was trading between $220 and $305 prior to the financial meltdown of 2008. After falling and recovering, the stock has traded between $195 and $270 since August of 2010, with the more recent, tighter trading range being between $240 and $255. I would more likely buy now than attempt to buy lower. Look for the stock to break out of this trading range on the upside in the near future.


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