The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Mastercard, Cisco Systems, TJX, Gencor and SIFCO

Jul 8, 2025
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Chicago, IL – July 8, 2025 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Mastercard Inc. MA, Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO, The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX, Gencor Industries, Inc. GENC and SIFCO Industries, Inc. SIF.

The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today’s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Mastercard Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc. and The TJX Companies, Inc., as well as two micro-cap stocks Gencor Industries, Inc. and SIFCO Industries, Inc. The Zacks microcap research is unique as our research content on these small and under-the-radar companies is the only research of its type in the country.

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These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.

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Mastercard’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry year-to-date (+8.4% vs. +6.7%). The company’s acquisitions are helping it to grow addressable markets and drive new revenue streams. The Zacks analyst expects net revenue to rise 13% year over year in 2025. The accelerated adoption of digital and contactless solutions is providing an opportunity for its businesses to expedite their continued shift to digital.

Strong cash flow supports its growth initiatives and enables shareholder value-boosting efforts through repurchases and dividends. MA paid a dividend worth $694 million in 1Q25. Its times-interest-earned of 24.2X is above the industry average.

However, MA’s dividend yield is lower than the industry average. We expect adjusted operating expenses to grow 14.8% year over year in 2025. High rebates and incentives may weigh on net revenues. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.


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