Sonoma Allocations LLC Invests $903,000 in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Sonoma Allocations LLC bought a new stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,642 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $903,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MA. ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 73.2% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 698 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the period. Curio Wealth LLC raised its position in Mastercard by 22,400.0% in the second quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 225 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 88.9% in the third quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 15,335 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $8,723,000 after acquiring an additional 7,215 shares during the period. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 3,694.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 9,297 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,288,000 after purchasing an additional 9,052 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,475,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $44,098,695,000 after purchasing an additional 931,132 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $575.63 on Friday. 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 $516.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $557.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $566.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.

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

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. This is a positive change from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.44%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $665.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group upped their price target on Mastercard from $690.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Mastercard from $638.00 to $630.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $657.48.

Key Stories 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

Mastercard 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.