TSG Advice Partners LLC Purchases New Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

TSG Advice Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,507 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $774,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MA. Atlatl Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC now owns 586 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $323,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 0.9% in the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 2,122 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Shakespeare Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 3.8% in the third quarter. Shakespeare Wealth Management LLC now owns 492 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $271,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its position in Mastercard by 3.6% during the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 513 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $283,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Finally, Athena Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Mastercard by 3.8% during the second quarter. Athena Wealth Management LLC now owns 514 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $264,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Mastercard news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 370 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $590.21, for a total value of $218,377.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,861,559.77. This trade represents a 4.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total transaction of $2,676,540.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 35,750 shares in the company, valued at $22,165,000. This represents a 10.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 35,140 shares of company stock worth $20,442,036 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of MA opened at $658.68 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $588.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $536.78. The stock has a market cap of $577.01 billion, a PE ratio of 34.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12 month low of $464.52 and a 12 month high of $661.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.17 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $9.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.38 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.20%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on MA. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on Mastercard from $680.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Barclays boosted their target price on Mastercard from $660.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Mastercard from $667.00 to $726.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Mastercard from $670.00 to $750.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Evercore lifted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $550.00 to $620.00 in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $702.91.

Key Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong earnings support the rally. Mastercard exceeded quarterly expectations with EPS of $5.31 versus $5.17 expected and revenue of $9.81 billion versus $9.66 billion. Revenue increased 14% year over year, reflecting broad-based growth in the core payment network and value-added services. The 5 most interesting analyst questions from Mastercard’s Q3 earnings call
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their valuation outlook. UBS lifted its target to $750 and retained a Buy rating, while Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target to $765 and maintained Overweight. Additional brokers also increased targets, reinforcing positive sentiment around Mastercard’s earnings growth and execution. UBS Mastercard price-target increase Cantor Fitzgerald Mastercard price-target increase
• Positive Sentiment: AI and cross-border payments partnerships add strategic upside. Mastercard disclosed a broad collaboration with OpenAI involving payments, AI transformation and its Agent Pay platform. Its partnership with Tencent’s TenPay Global will also allow international visitors to use overseas wallets at QR-enabled merchants in China, expanding Mastercard’s reach in digital and agentic commerce. Mastercard forms OpenAI and Tencent partnerships
• Positive Sentiment: New payment channels broaden growth potential. Mastercard and OKX launched a stablecoin-linked card in most U.S. states, while an expanded relationship with India’s largest private bank increases access to small-business and consumer customers. ETF purchases and reported wins in India, China and Germany provide additional demand signals. OKX and Mastercard stablecoin card
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street’s bullish consensus is supportive, but analyst recommendations can be overly optimistic. Mastercard’s elevated valuation and remaining intra-Europe cross-border headwinds may limit further upside if growth or payment volumes slow.

Mastercard Profile

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses. The company facilitates electronic payments and provides technology that supports transactions conducted through credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment products.

In addition to operating its payments network, Mastercard offers services in areas such as payment security, fraud prevention, authentication, cybersecurity, data and analytics, loyalty programs, digital identity and open banking.