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Mastercard Declined

On Thursday Wells Fargo downgraded MasterCard to "market perform" from "outperform" citing valuations.

Has Mastercard come too far too fast?


It’s a little rich for my blood too, says Karen Finerman. But if I had to choose I’d be long rather than short.

Meanwhile, Wells also lowered its rating on the entire transaction processors sector to "market weight," recommending a more neutral stance on the group given its strong outperformance during 2009.

In case you’re wondering, the brokerage said its top ideas in the space for 2010 were:
Western Union
Euronet Worldwide
Automatic Data Processing
Total System


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