Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Mastercard (MA)

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/26/2026 – Mastercard is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $650.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Mastercard had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 1/20/2026 – Mastercard was given a new $609.00 price target on by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation.
• 1/13/2026 – Mastercard was upgraded by analysts at Compass Point from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $735.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $620.00.
• 1/12/2026 – Mastercard had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen.
• 12/14/2025 – Mastercard was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Mastercard was given a new $610.00 price target on by analysts at Evercore ISI.
• 12/8/2025 – Mastercard was upgraded by analysts at Hsbc Global Res from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/6/2025 – Mastercard was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 11/28/2025 – Mastercard was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 22.25%.

Mastercard Incorporated is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. The company facilitates electronic payments and transaction processing for credit, debit and prepaid card products carrying the Mastercard brand, while also providing a range of payment-related services to issuers, acquirers and merchants. Its technology and network enable authorization, clearing and settlement of payments and support a broad set of use cases including point-of-sale, e-commerce and mobile payments.

Beyond core transaction processing, Mastercard offers a suite of value-added services such as fraud and risk management, identity and authentication tools, tokenization and digital wallet support, cross-border and commercial payment solutions, and data analytics and consulting services for merchants and financial partners.