Marqeta downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Mizuho

Mizuho downgraded Marqeta (MQ) to Neutral from Outperform with a price target of $4.50, down from $8. The firm cites Block’s (XAY) plans to diversify new card issuance for the Cash App for the downgrade. Opening the door to competitors like Stripe “increasingly erodes” Marqeta’s s status as the gold standard in next-generation debit programs, which could potentially weigh on its volume and pricing, the analyst tells investors in a research note. “This is a risk we prefer to avoid,” says Mizuho.