Gotham Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 56,553 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 11,148 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $32,168,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Robbins Farley increased its position in Mastercard by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 54 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 841 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $479,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 1,817 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,034,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 1,091 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $621,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 20.0% during the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 108 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MA. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Tigress Financial lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $656.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday, January 30th. Macquarie Infrastructure increased their price target on Mastercard from $660.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $670.83.

Mastercard Price Performance

MA opened at $507.64 on Tuesday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $465.59 and a 1 year high of $601.77. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $531.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $553.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $452.71 billion, a PE ratio of 30.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.65% and a return on equity of 203.92%. Mastercard’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.82 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.07%.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TRON joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program — expands Mastercard’s on‑chain payments ecosystem and signals growing crypto-to-fiat rails that could drive new transaction volume and fees. TRON Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard added Borderless.xyz to its Crypto Partner Programme — another onboarding of crypto infrastructure players that broadens on‑chain payment options and partnerships. Mastercard adds Borderless.xyz to crypto partner programme
• Positive Sentiment: Cloudflare partnership on cybersecurity (Recorded Future / RiskRecon integration) — strengthens product offerings to small businesses and critical infrastructure, reducing partner risk and expanding enterprise/security revenue channels. This reinforces recent messaging that Mastercard is pushing beyond payments into security and data services. Cloudflare (NET), Mastercard (MA) Partner to Expand Cyber Defense for Small Businesses and Critical Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: New AI product rollouts — Mastercard’s Virtual C-Suite (agentic AI for small businesses) and an AI-powered travel concierge with MakeMyTrip showcase revenue diversification into AI-enabled services that could increase take-rates and data monetization. Mastercard (MA) Introduces Virtual C-Suite to Provide Small Businesses with Executive-Level Insights Mastercard, MakeMyTrip join forces to launch AI-powered travel concierge
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/bullish coverage continues — a recent upgrade to Buy at Wall Street Zen and bullish write‑ups (Investomine summary / coverage pieces) keep sentiment supportive and may underpin demand as investors expect mid‑single digit EPS growth tailwinds from cross‑border volumes and value‑added services. Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Raised to Buy at Wall Street Zen
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry context and comparisons — pieces comparing PayPal, Visa and Mastercard highlight sector competition and differing growth drivers; these are background for investors but don’t change Mastercard’s near‑term narrative. PayPal vs. MasterCard: Which Fintech Stock Offers Greater Upside Now?

Mastercard Profile

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.