Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Sold by Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc

Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc cut its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 12,023 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,035 shares during the quarter. Mastercard accounts for about 3.2% of Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $6,831,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MA. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Mastercard by 1.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,475,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $44,098,695,000 after acquiring an additional 931,132 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Mastercard by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,760,552 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,062,509,000 after purchasing an additional 542,841 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Mastercard by 55,868.1% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,421,148 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,541,880,000 after purchasing an additional 13,397,168 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the second quarter valued at $6,725,317,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 25.6% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,372,404 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,580,909,000 after buying an additional 1,299,977 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $551.99 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $555.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $564.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.03. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $465.59 and a 52 week high of $601.77. The firm has a market cap of $495.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.83.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $8.81 billion for 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 was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.82 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The business 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 dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This is a positive change from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. Mastercard’s payout ratio is presently 21.07%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI set a $610.00 price objective on Mastercard in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Mastercard from $665.00 to $678.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Citigroup raised shares of Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Compass Point upgraded shares of Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $620.00 to $735.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mastercard currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $669.18.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded MA to “outperform” and set a $610 price target, giving a clear near‑term upside catalyst that supports the stock’s medium-term valuation. Daiwa upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard rolled out agentic AI tools aimed at automating merchant and partner workflows — a product push that could expand services revenue and stickiness over time. Mastercard offers agentic AI tools
• Positive Sentiment: New fleet-management solutions launched in Asia‑Pacific (Mastercard Fleet: Next Gen) broaden addressable market in payments + data for commercial fleets — incremental revenue opportunity in a large vertical. Mastercard Debuts Fleet Management Tools in Asia Pacific
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships in the Middle East: a tie-up with Riyadh Air to enhance travel payments/experiences and collaboration with the UAE Cyber Security Council to boost national cyber resilience — these expand regional footprint and enterprise sales opportunities. Riyadh Air partnership UAE Cyber Security Council partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ post‑earnings commentary highlights strong EPS beat and revenue growth; while supportive, market reaction may already price in much of the beat, leaving limited immediate upside. Analysts post-earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets note MA as a trending stock; heightened retail attention can increase volatility but is not a directional fundamental change. Zacks trending piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller commercial wins (e.g., Dah Sing multi‑currency Mastercard debit card) and industry comparisons (FIS vs. MA) are incremental and unlikely to move the stock materially on their own. Dah Sing launch FIS comparison

Mastercard Company 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.