Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Purchased by Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC

Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 27.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,343 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,541 shares during the quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $9,330,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. Robbins Farley increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 54 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Tacita Capital Inc increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 250.0% during the 3rd quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 56 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Dagco Inc. increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 200.0% during the 4th quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 66 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:MA opened at $502.57 on Friday. 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 $480.50 and a 1 year high of $601.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $448.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.42, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $507.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $538.37.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.52. Mastercard had a return on equity of 203.92% and a net margin of 45.65%.The business had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.82 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued 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 payout ratio is presently 21.07%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on MA. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $631.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mastercard has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $659.81.

Key Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets upgraded Mastercard to “strong‑buy,” which can provide buying support and signal improved analyst conviction. Mastercard upgrade article
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard reported continued revenue growth and reduced emissions for a third straight year — a combination of top‑line momentum and ESG progress that supports longer‑term investor confidence. Mastercard grows revenue, reduces emissions for third straight year
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect earnings growth for the upcoming quarter; Zacks highlights factors that could produce an earnings beat, which can be a near‑term catalyst when results arrive. MasterCard reports next week article
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard joined the Blockchain Security Standards Council and is pushing fintech/security initiatives — strategic moves that can expand corridors for cross‑border and digital payments. Mastercard joins BSSC article
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer media coverage includes card reviews (e.g., Citi/AAdvantage co‑brand), which raise brand visibility but have limited direct impact on MA’s network economics. Citi/AAdvantage card review
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary explains recent intraday weakness in MA shares; useful for context but not a new fundamental development. Why Mastercard dipped article
• Negative Sentiment: A proposed Visa–Mastercard policy/deal would give merchants more power to steer customer spending and payment routing — a shift that could compress interchange margins or alter network economics if broadly adopted. Proposed Visa–Mastercard deal article
• Negative Sentiment: New litigation alleging issues with card fees (Visa and Mastercard named) represents regulatory/legal risk that can pressure the stock by threatening fee structure or increasing compliance costs. Visa, Mastercard face suit over card fees

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.