Mastercard Incorporated $MA Holdings Reduced by Parnassus Investments LLC

Parnassus Investments LLC reduced its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 0.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,123,059 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 15,632 shares during the quarter. Mastercard comprises approximately 2.8% of Parnassus Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Parnassus Investments LLC owned about 0.23% of Mastercard worth $1,207,617,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 3.6% in the third quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH now owns 17,599 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $10,010,000 after buying an additional 604 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in Mastercard by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 117,275 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $66,707,000 after acquiring an additional 6,413 shares during the last quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC lifted its stake in Mastercard by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC now owns 12,519 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,592,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 3rd quarter valued at about $334,000. Finally, Pasadena Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 72.1% during the third quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 788 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $448,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of MA opened at $575.63 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40. The business has a fifty day moving average of $557.43 and a 200 day moving average of $566.70. The company has a market cap of $516.92 billion, a PE ratio of 36.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.86. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52-week low of $465.59 and a 52-week high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.31 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $8.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.53 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.28% and a return on equity of 202.03%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.89 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. This is an increase from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 19.44%.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors rotated back into payments: Zacks notes MA is up ~7.6% over the past month as money flows out of AI trades into steady-growth payment networks, supporting demand for the stock. Mastercard Up 7.6% in a Month
• Positive Sentiment: New co‑brand card rollout: a Citi AAdvantage Globe Mastercard promotion (large bonus + credits) highlights ongoing card partnerships and product-level drivers of new accounts and spend. Such offers can boost TPV and interchange over time. Citi AAdvantage Globe Mastercard review
• Positive Sentiment: Non‑payment services are a growing revenue stream: reporting on how Visa and Mastercard expanded into data, risk services and tokenization underscores diversification beyond interchange, which supports margins and long‑term growth. How nonpayments became big business
• Neutral Sentiment: Commerce media and AI positioning: Mastercard’s commerce‑media strategy and comments about AI agents doing the buying point to new addressable markets, but monetization timelines remain unclear. Mastercard’s commerce media boss on AI agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed: recent pieces highlight MA as a strong growth name, but broker notes and reiterations (e.g., Monness Hold $525 vs. KBW Buy) show differing targets — this can mute volatility as investors await clearer catalysts. InsiderMonkey analyst roundup
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple Card issuer change: reports that Chase will take over Apple Card issuance introduce potential shifts in co‑brand and network arrangements; impact on MA’s fees/volumes is uncertain and worth monitoring. Apple Card moving to Chase
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal headwinds: a proposed Visa/Mastercard settlement that could change checkout experiences for shoppers may bring restrictions, remediation costs or revenue impacts if merchant rules or fee structures are altered. That raises downside risk to interchange and business model assumptions. Proposed Visa, Mastercard settlement

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on MA shares. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $665.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Evercore ISI set a $610.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $713.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mastercard has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $657.48.

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.