Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Price Target Raised to $764.00

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) had its target price boosted by Sanford C. Bernstein from $730.00 to $764.00 in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the credit services provider’s stock.

MA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $665.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $675.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Barclays boosted their price target on Mastercard from $660.00 to $700.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Wolfe Research raised their price target on Mastercard from $680.00 to $740.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $679.00 to $681.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mastercard currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $713.21.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $661.13 on Wednesday. Mastercard has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $681.99. The company has a market capitalization of $575.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.58, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $600.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $542.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.17 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 260.86% and a net margin of 46.73%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.38 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Mastercard will post 20.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 18.20%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 371 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $585.01, for a total value of $217,038.71. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,035,181.07. This trade represents a 4.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,318 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $642.43, for a total transaction of $2,774,012.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,966,872.50. The trade was a 10.78% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,403 shares of company stock worth $15,428,736. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MA. Fundsmith LLP acquired a new position in Mastercard during the second quarter worth $639,458,000. Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 147.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 1,682,183 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $863,969,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001,671 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 295.8% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 860,011 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $441,702,000 after purchasing an additional 642,724 shares during the period. Sanders Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 26.2% in the third quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 2,941,951 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,622,398,000 after purchasing an additional 611,592 shares during the period. Finally, SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the first quarter valued at about $293,574,000. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

These are some of the MA headlines that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its EPS estimates across multiple periods, including FY2027 to $22.98 from $22.34 and FY2028 to $26.45 from $25.74. The broad upward revisions suggest improving expectations for earnings growth. Mastercard analyst estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard opened its largest Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre of Excellence in Singapore, focused on AI-enabled payments, cybersecurity and agentic commerce. The hub could help develop new services and partnerships across the region; the company also plans to add more than 250 specialist roles in Singapore by 2029. Mastercard opens Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage also cites favorable analyst views of Mastercard, but the articles provide limited detail on new price targets or near-term earnings impact. With no major downside catalyst in the supplied reports, the recent news flow appears modestly supportive rather than a clear standalone driver of the shares.

Mastercard Company Profile

Mastercard Incorporated is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses and governments. Its network supports electronic payments, including transactions made with Mastercard-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as digital payment methods. The company provides technology for authorizing, clearing and settling transactions. It also offers services related to cybersecurity, identity verification, data analytics, fraud prevention and payment consulting.