David Sharek
David Sharek is stock portfolio manager at Shareks Stock Portfolios and the founder of The School of Hard Stocks.
Sharek's Growth Stock Portfolio has delivered its investors an average return of 18% per year since inception vs. the S&P 500's 10% during that time (2003-2020).
David's delivered five years of +40% returns in his 18 year career, including 106% during 2020.
David Sharek's book The School of Hard Stocks can be found on Amazon.com.
Although Mastercard (MA) isn’t getting many headlines right now, the stock could be one of the markets best bets during the next two years. MasterCard had been pressured from the United States and Canadian governments over fees the company charges. The bottom line is MasterCard management stated it expects profits (EPS) to grow greater than 20% a year through 2013.
MA’s one-year chart shows a stock going nowhere. This large company seems to have slipped below the radar.
Profits rose 41% last quarter as revenue growth accelerated to 11% from 5% the quarter before. Mastercard has fluctuating profit growth rates each quarter. Last quarter I stated “Management thinks International revenue should grow at greater than 10% a year during 2011-2013.” 
As you can see in the Fair Value table I think this stock is worth 20 times earnings and that gives MA attractive upside. Amazing this stock isn’t more touted.
MA went public in 2006 and tore it up as crushed earnings estimates. I was hoping for a return to whipping the street, but that didn’t happen this quarter. The stock will encounter resistance around the $260-$270 level. With MA around $250 now its close to breaking out. 
