OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Has $170.15 Million Position in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp cut its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MAFree Report) by 8.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 340,533 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 31,347 shares during the period. Mastercard accounts for approximately 1.1% of OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $170,151,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its holdings in Mastercard by 53,535.0% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 72,597,097 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $41,444,231,000 after buying an additional 72,461,743 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth $6,705,708,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 861.6% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,072,210 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,324,743,000 after buying an additional 3,648,748 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,580,374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $20,807,283,000 after acquiring an additional 997,536 shares during the period. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the fourth quarter valued at about $497,311,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on MA. Raymond James Financial set a $609.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $631.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $640.00 price objective for the company. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Mastercard from $670.00 to $665.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Monday, June 29th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $597.00 target price on the stock. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $653.65.

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Mastercard Stock Up 1.7%

MA stock opened at $539.48 on Friday. 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 $508.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $515.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The company has a market cap of $476.67 billion, a PE ratio of 31.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.73.

Mastercard (NYSE:MAGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.88% and a return on equity of 212.96%. The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.73 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is 20.14%.

Insider Activity at Mastercard

In related news, insider Raj Seshadri sold 1,977 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $529.73, for a total transaction of $1,047,276.21. Following the sale, the insider owned 16,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,702,934.17. This trade represents a 10.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sandra A. Arkell sold 200 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $540.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,322 shares in the company, valued at $1,793,880. This trade represents a 5.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 7,005 shares of company stock worth $3,689,976 in the last quarter. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Mastercard 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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