Stock comparison
Mastercard
The Hanover Insurance Group
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
MA
Mastercard
Market cap
$440.5B
Sector
Financials
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
Market cap
$6.83B
Sector
Financials
Overall winner
Mastercard MA
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | MA | THG | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 84A | 55C | MA |
| Benjamin Graham | 84A | 53C | MA |
| Philip Fisher | 79B | 39D | MA |
| Peter Lynch | 72B | 29F | MA |
| Joel Greenblatt | 84A | 44D | MA |
| Charlie Munger | 87A | 45D | MA |
| Terry Smith | 91A | 48D | MA |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | MA | THG |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $440.5B | $6.83B |
| P/E (TTM) | 28.3x | 9.6x |
| EV/EBIT | 23.1x | 8.8x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 51.85% | 30.22% |
| Gross margin | 82.96% | 34.52% |
| Net margin | 45.88% | 10.79% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.79% | 6.34% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 17.14% | 11.94% |
| Debt / Equity | 2.8x | 0.2x |
| Dividend yield | 0.66% | 1.9% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
MA leads on
- Market cap$440.5Bvs $6.83B+98%
- Net margin45.88%vs 10.79%+76%
- Gross margin82.96%vs 34.52%+58%
- Revenue CAGR 5y14.79%vs 6.34%+57%
THG leads on
- Debt / Equity0.2xvs 2.8x+92%
- P/E (TTM)9.6xvs 28.3x+66%
- Dividend yield1.9%vs 0.66%+65%
- EV/EBIT8.8xvs 23.1x+62%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.