MasterCard Incorporated (MA): Today's Featured Diversified Services Winner

MasterCard Incorporated was a winner within the diversified services industry, rising $9.27 (1.6%) to $602.60 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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MasterCard Incorporated

(

MA

) pushed the Diversified Services industry higher today making it today's featured diversified services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, MasterCard Incorporated rose $9.27 (1.6%) to $602.60 on average volume. Throughout the day, 535,633 shares of MasterCard Incorporated exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 585,100 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $593.06-$603.85 after having opened the day at $594.07 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $593.33. Other companies within the Diversified Services industry that increased today were:

China HGS Real Estate

(

HGSH

), up 21.9%,

Kelly Services

(

KELYB

), up 7.6%,

Zillow

(

Z

), up 7.2% and

Versar

(

VSR

), up 6.6%.

MasterCard Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides transaction processing and other payment-related services in the United States and internationally. MasterCard Incorporated has a market cap of $69.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 20.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate MasterCard Incorporated a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

MasterCard Incorporated

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

On the negative front,

Birner Dental Management Services

(

BDMS

), down 7.7%,

World Energy Solutions

(

XWES

), down 3.4%,

Odyssey Marine Exploration

(

OMEX

), down 3.2% and

Industrial Services of America

(

IDSA

), down 3.0% , were all laggards within the diversified services industry with

Robert Half International

(

RHI

) being today's diversified services industry laggard.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the diversified services industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services

(

IYC

) while those bearish on the diversified services industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers

(

SCC

).

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