Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank increased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Mastercard in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 27th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the credit services provider will earn $19.96 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $19.92. The consensus estimate for Mastercard’s current full-year earnings is $19.86 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Mastercard’s FY2027 earnings at $23.08 EPS.
A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on MA. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Mastercard from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $670.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $631.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $640.00 to $660.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $701.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $666.64.
Mastercard Stock Performance
NYSE:MA opened at $580.95 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. Mastercard has a fifty-two week low of $464.52 and a fifty-two week high of $601.62. The firm has a market cap of $508.92 billion, a PE ratio of 31.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $553.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $520.16.
Mastercard (NYSE:MA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.77 by $0.27. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%.The business had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.15 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Trading of Mastercard
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Robinswood Financial LLC bought a new stake in Mastercard in the first quarter worth $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 820.0% in the fourth quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 46 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Hyposwiss Advisors SA bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, First Pacific Financial increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 113.8% during the first quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 62 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Mastercard
In related news, CEO Michael Miebach sold 15,372 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $575.00, for a total transaction of $8,838,900.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 93,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,873,475. The trade was a 14.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total transaction of $2,440,926.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 31,179 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,781,695.49. This trade represents a 12.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,357 shares of company stock worth $40,637,262. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Mastercard Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th were 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 was Thursday, July 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 19.14%.
About Mastercard
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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