MA (MA)

Secondary decision view: valuation · portfolio context · the data you need before acting on a single-source signal.
Avoid rule-based

MA shows risk signals — avoid for now.

Verdict bucket from deterministic rule (validation / floor distance / risk alerts). LLM narration only — never picks the bucket.

BUY-ZONE DECISION rule signal

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VALUATION

Undervalued
🔥 Extreme-low valuation flag — historical bands suggest this ticker is unusually cheap relative to its own 5-year range.
Trailing P/E
30.6
5-yr percentile: 9%
P/B
58.4
5-yr percentile: 74%
p10
31.1
p25
34.0
p50
37.6
p75
41.2
p90
47.5

① MA appears fairly valued to cheap: its 22.3x forward P/E combined with 24% earnings growth yields a PEG of 0.92, below the 1.0 threshold for a growth stock. ② This PEG suggests robust double-digit earnings growth is not fully priced in, offering a potential margin of safety. ③ The biggest risk is regulatory or antitrust pressure on its dominant network fees, which could compress growth and earnings multiples.

Large PE vs PB percentile gap — possibly due to dramatic earnings shifts distorting PE. Consider Forward PE and growth expectations.

Floor Engine

Alt Method USD 551.47 Confidence low
BOOK VALUE ★ medium ⓘ
USD 6.40
Book-value floor (financials; profitable banks shouldn't trade below book long-term)
Bank/insurance — historical P/B re-rated; fallback to book-value floor

YOUR WATCHLIST CONTEXT

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$XXX.XX
Your golden
$XXX.XX
Market
XXX

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IMPLIED VOLATILITY

CURRENT IV 17.6% HV (30D) 17.6% IV RANK (1Y) 12 LOW
IV vs HV · last 1 year

Earnings Reactions

MA
8 earnings events · last 2 years
Avg Gap%
+0.58%
Avg Day%
+0.48%
Up Hit Rate
75%
Next Earnings · est.
2026-10-29
in 28d
24-10
25-01
25-05
25-07
25-10
26-01
26-04
26-07
Bar height = |Gap%| normalized to the period max. Green = up, red = down.
Date Time EPS Surprise Gap% Day% Week%
2026-07-30 BMO 5.04 +5.5% +2.49% +2.49% +2.24%
2026-04-30 BMO 4.60 +4.2% -3.95% -4.25% -4.62%
2026-01-29 BMO 4.76 +12.3% +2.00% +4.29% +5.85%
2025-10-30 BMO 4.38 +1.5% -0.54% -0.16% -0.23%
2025-07-31 BMO 4.15 +3.1% +1.69% +1.32% +0.38%
2025-05-01 BMO 3.73 +4.8% +0.35% -0.26% +3.48%
2025-01-30 BMO 3.82 +3.5% +1.13% +3.14% +3.35%
2024-10-31 BMO 3.89 +3.9% +1.47% -2.74% +0.82%

Is MA (MA) overvalued right now?

MA (MA) is currently trading at a trailing P/E of 30.6, sitting at the 9th percentile of its 5-year valuation history. A high percentile suggests the market is pricing the stock above its own historical norm — useful context before sizing a new position or selling premium against it.

MA (MA) — what's the SELL PUT risk profile?

Selling cash-secured puts on MA (MA) is a common income strategy, but the right strike depends on your floor price (the level you'd happily own at) and the option chain's buffer/APY tradeoff. The full ladder view (deferred to a future release) ranks candidates by buffer percentage first, then APY — see the option ladder methodology for why buffer matters more than yield in this strategy.

MA (MA) — which option strategy fits your view?

If you're bullish long-term but cautious near-term on MA (MA), SELL PUT into your floor zone collects premium while waiting for a better entry. If you already own it and are neutral-to-mildly-bullish, COVERED CALL caps upside but harvests time decay. The wrong strategy on the right ticker still loses money — match the trade to your view, not the other way around.

MA (MA) — is now a good entry?

Entry timing on MA (MA) is a function of your floor price (hard buy zone) and golden price (back-the-truck-up zone). Both are personal — set them in your watchlist and we'll alert you when the market hits either level.

FAQ

Why does MA show different P/E numbers on different sites?

Different data providers use different earnings windows (TTM vs forward, GAAP vs adjusted) and update at different cadences. We surface trailing P/E with a 5-year percentile rank to give context — a P/E of 30 is hot for one stock and cold for another.

Does this page show MA's implied volatility?

Not on this v0 page — the dedicated volatility tool covers IV with multi-source voting (IBKR + Polygon + yfinance). For pure IV lookup, use /tools/volatility. This page is for decision-stage queries that pull together valuation + portfolio context.

How is this different from Yahoo Finance or 雪球's MA page?

Those sites are great for raw data discovery — last price, news, headline P/E. This page is built for the second look: you've already seen a single-dimension signal somewhere else, now you need multi-dimensional decision context (your floor, the valuation percentile, your portfolio overlay) in one view, not five tabs.