Sepio Capital LP Buys 1,093 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Sepio Capital LP increased its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 22.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,002 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,093 shares during the period. Sepio Capital LP’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $3,427,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its stake in Mastercard by 20.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 108 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. Tacita Capital Inc raised its stake in Mastercard by 50.0% in the third quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Mastercard by 1.2% in the third quarter. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,597 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $908,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Silicon Valley Capital Partners raised its stake in Mastercard by 1.1% in the third quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 1,717 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $977,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Affinity Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Mastercard by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,939 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,678,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on MA shares. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 target price on the stock. Evercore reaffirmed a “negative” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $605.00 target price on the stock. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $656.04.

Mastercard Price Performance

Mastercard stock opened at $486.04 on Friday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12 month low of $464.52 and a 12 month high of $601.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $499.36 and its 200-day moving average is $523.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The company has a market capitalization of $429.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.13, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.74.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.41 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.40 billion for 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.73 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines / AP4M, a new protocol that lets AI agents and machines make secure payments, with support from 30+ industry participants and partners including major crypto and fintech names. This could open a new growth avenue in AI-powered commerce and strengthen Mastercard’s long-term relevance in digital payments.
• Positive Sentiment: The company also announced a partnership with a Chicago startup to support autonomous AI transactions, reinforcing its push into next-generation payment infrastructure and programmable payments.
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding settlement capabilities using stablecoins, which may improve cross-border and digital asset settlement options and support broader adoption in crypto-linked payment flows.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports highlighted leadership changes at Mastercard, which could signal strategic adjustments but does not yet clearly indicate a direct financial impact.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also tracking the Visa/Mastercard swipe-fee settlement, which received preliminary judicial approval. While this removes some legal uncertainty, it also keeps attention on pricing and merchant-fee pressure that could shape the company’s economics over time.
• Negative Sentiment: The swipe-fee settlement may limit upside for payment networks by reinforcing merchant concessions and potential fee scrutiny, which could weigh on sentiment toward Mastercard (MA) despite the recent product momentum.

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.