Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Sold by Hemenway Trust Co LLC

Hemenway Trust Co LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 91,050 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 5,115 shares during the period. Mastercard comprises 4.0% of Hemenway Trust Co LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Hemenway Trust Co LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $51,790,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 42.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,824 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,594,000 after purchasing an additional 2,028 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its position in Mastercard by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 2,548 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 11.7% in the 2nd quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 2,255 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,267,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 0.5% during the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 4,390 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,467,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 3.4% during the second quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 32,450 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $18,235,000 after buying an additional 1,066 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MA. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $665.00 to $678.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial set a $611.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Compass Point upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $620.00 to $735.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $669.27.

Mastercard News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cloudflare + Mastercard launch a cybersecurity platform aimed at small businesses — expands Mastercard’s merchant value-added services (new recurring revenue opportunity; strengthens SME stickiness). Cloudflare and Mastercard launch cybersecurity platform for small businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Ericsson and Mastercard link platforms to speed cross-border money movement — partnership targets high-volume mobile and telco rails, potentially increasing processed volume and fees. Mastercard and Ericsson Team to Help Bolster Money Movement
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard rolls out agentic commerce pilots (India and with banks) enabling AI agents to transact — positions MA to capture future payments volume from AI-driven purchases. Mastercard and Visa enlist banks for agentic payment pilots
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard signals readiness to roll out AI-enabled payments and other AI features — supports long-term product differentiation and higher-margin services. Mastercard is ready to roll out AI payments
• Positive Sentiment: Regional growth: partnership with Grameenphone in Bangladesh and a new fleet solutions portfolio in APAC extend Mastercard’s merchant reach and vertical product sales. Grameenphone and Mastercard partner to unlock new possibilities in digital lifestyle Mastercard Launches Portfolio of Fleet Solutions in Asia Pacific
• Positive Sentiment: Exploratory blockchain work with BlackRock on the XRP Ledger signals strategic diversification into tokenized rails and custody/institutional flows. BlackRock and Mastercard Explore XRP Ledger Integration
• Neutral Sentiment: ESG/community initiatives (Inclusion Hub for autistic Australians; music program in Manchester) support brand and regulatory goodwill but are unlikely to drive near-term revenue. Mastercard unveils Inclusion Hub New Mastercard programme aims to break barriers for young Mancunians in music
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary (Zacks pieces) reiterates Mastercard’s deep moat and industry positioning despite margin pressure from tech spend — supports investor confidence but is not new company-specific news. Payments Power Play: MA or AXP
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/competitive risk: UK and some banks are exploring national payment alternatives to Visa/Mastercard — could pressure long-term interchange volumes in certain markets. UK looking at Visa and Mastercard alternatives Visa and Mastercard on red alert

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of MA stock opened at $527.97 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $552.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $562.32. 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 Incorporated has a 1 year low of $465.59 and a 1 year high of $601.77. The firm has a market cap of $474.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.96, a PEG ratio of 1.68 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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 203.92% and a net margin of 45.65%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.82 EPS. Analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

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

About Mastercard

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.