Captrust Financial Advisors Has $319.86 Million Stock Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MAFree Report) by 0.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 560,288 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,761 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Mastercard were worth $319,857,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 820.0% in the 4th quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 46 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 250.0% in the 3rd quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 56 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 54.1% in the 4th quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Birchbrook Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on MA shares. Raymond James Financial set a $609.00 target price on Mastercard in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Tigress Financial raised their target price on Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Mastercard from $650.00 to $640.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup reduced their target price on Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $656.04.

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Mastercard Price Performance

MA stock opened at $501.00 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $442.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52-week low of $464.52 and a 52-week high of $601.77. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $499.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $522.78.

Mastercard (NYSE:MAGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.73 EPS. Research analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 20.14%.

Mastercard Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Mastercard (NYSE:MA)

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