Mastercard Incorporated $MA Stock Sold by Americana Partners LLC

Americana Partners LLC lessened its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,675 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,448 shares during the quarter. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $8,644,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Aprio Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 23.0% in the 3rd quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,597 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,087,000 after buying an additional 1,048 shares in the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Mastercard by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,040 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $6,088,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Mastercard by 53.2% in the 3rd quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,199 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after buying an additional 764 shares in the last quarter. Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Mastercard in the third quarter valued at $201,000. Finally, Whelan Financial grew its position in Mastercard by 15.9% in the third quarter. Whelan Financial now owns 2,279 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,257,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mastercard news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 371 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $585.01, for a total value of $217,038.71. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,035,181.07. This trade represents a 4.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Friday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total transaction of $2,676,540.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,165,000. This represents a 10.77% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 56,048 shares of company stock valued at $32,527,203 over the last three months. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Mastercard News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results exceeded expectations: Mastercard reported adjusted earnings of $5.31 per share versus the $5.17 consensus, while revenue rose 14% year over year to $9.81 billion, ahead of the $9.66 billion estimate. Net income increased 18% to approximately $4.6 billion. Reuters earnings article
• Positive Sentiment: Payment activity and services remained strong: Purchase volume rose 9%, cross-border volume increased 11%, and switched transactions grew 9% on a local-currency basis. Value-added services revenue advanced 19%, supported by fraud prevention, data and marketing offerings, while the adjusted operating margin reached 60.5%.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improved materially: TD Cowen, Wells Fargo, RBC, Barclays, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and Susquehanna all raised their price targets, with targets ranging from $700 to $750 and ratings including “buy,” “overweight” and “outperform.” Analysts also highlighted Mastercard’s potential in AI commerce, tokenized payments and stablecoins. Zacks earnings call article
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard continues expanding its payments ecosystem through partnerships involving Google Pay, pay-by-bank services, co-branded cards and agentic commerce. These initiatives could support long-term transaction growth, although their near-term financial contribution is uncertain.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face legal and financial risks. A proposed £5 billion UK collective lawsuit alleges Mastercard’s interchange fees harmed merchants. Separately, nine-month operating cash flow declined 6%, while buybacks and dividends exceeded operating cash flow and debt increased by roughly $4.9 billion. UK lawsuit article

Mastercard Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of MA opened at $638.50 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $586.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $536.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $559.33 billion, a PE ratio of 33.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12-month low of $464.52 and a 12-month high of $644.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.17 by $0.14. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.73% and a return on equity of 260.86%. The company had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.38 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.20%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. President Capital increased their price objective on Mastercard from $693.00 to $729.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Mizuho set a $711.00 target price on Mastercard in a report on Friday. Barclays boosted their target price on Mastercard from $660.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $632.00 price objective (up from $609.00) on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $698.36.

Mastercard Profile

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses. The company facilitates electronic payments and provides technology that supports transactions conducted through credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment products.

In addition to operating its payments network, Mastercard offers services in areas such as payment security, fraud prevention, authentication, cybersecurity, data and analytics, loyalty programs, digital identity and open banking.