🏦 Finance US Stocks
Cash-generating power of banks and payment networks
Banks, card payment networks, and insurers are the arteries of the economy, marked by high returns on capital and shareholder returns. Here are the value metrics and moats of leading US financial and payments names.
FAQ
- Which stocks are in US financials?
- Large banks like JPMorgan (JPM), and global payment networks like Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA). Payment networks have a different business model from banks.
- What do you look at in financial stocks?
- For banks: net interest margin, capital ratios, and credit losses; for payment networks: transaction volume, fees, and ROE. Rates and the economic cycle matter a lot.