Mastercard Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) reported on Thursday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.

Mastercard announced earnings per share of $1.64 on revenue of $4.12B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.54 on revenue of $4.02B.

Mastercard shares are down 11% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $321.95 , down-from-52-week-high.They are under-performing the S&P 500 which is down 0.14% from the start of the year.

Mastercard shares gained 2.05% in pre-market trade the report.

Mastercard follows other major Financial sector earnings this month

Mastercard’s report follows an earnings beat by JPMorgan on January 15, who reported EPS of $3.79 on revenue of $30.16B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.62 on revenue of $28.67B.

UnitedHealth had beat expectations on January 20 with fourth quarter EPS of $2.52 on revenue of $65.47B, compared to forecast for EPS of $2.41 on revenue of $64.96B.

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