7,436 Shares in Mastercard Incorporated $MA Acquired by MV Capital Management Inc.

MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,436 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,245,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MA. Dorsey Wright & Associates boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 9,016 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,150,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the period. Cambient Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mastercard in the fourth quarter worth $1,080,000. McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Mastercard in the fourth quarter worth $957,000. Wick Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 1,920.0% during the 4th quarter. Wick Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,293,000 after buying an additional 8,813 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Mastercard during the 4th quarter valued at $1,606,000. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on MA shares. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Mastercard from $650.00 to $640.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Susquehanna reduced their price target on Mastercard from $670.00 to $665.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. BNP Paribas Exane raised Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Mastercard from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Mastercard has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $656.04.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is pushing deeper into AI-driven “agentic commerce” with its new Agent Pay and related partnerships, which could help it capture more of the next wave of digital payments as AI agents begin shopping and paying on behalf of consumers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard expanded its cross-border payments footprint through partnerships involving PaidBy and the Appia Foundation, reinforcing its international network and transaction growth opportunities. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Mastercard’s network-focused model, faster growth profile, and estimated upside versus American Express, suggesting the stock may still have room to rerate as digital payments expand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard announced a quarterly dividend, which can appeal to income-focused investors and signals continued cash generation and shareholder returns.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard executives said consumers are still navigating the current economy reasonably well, which supports the view that spending trends remain stable but does not directly change the company’s outlook. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary on Mastercard’s former CMO and broader AI-driven marketing trends is more about the company’s thought leadership than a direct financial catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing Mastercard with Remitly Global and a note about Mastercard being a top-ranked momentum stock are generally supportive, but they are more market commentary than new fundamentals. Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: News that Russia is working on a plan to remove Visa and Mastercard highlights geopolitical and regulatory risk that could weigh on long-term international payment volumes. Article Title

Mastercard Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $490.73 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $499.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $521.98. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12 month low of $464.52 and a 12 month high of $601.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $433.60 billion, a PE ratio of 28.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.74.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.88% and a return on equity of 212.96%. The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.26 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.73 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is presently 20.14%.

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.