Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Purchased by CX Institutional

CX Institutional raised its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 27,693 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,128 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $15,272,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Athena Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Mastercard by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Athena Wealth Management LLC now owns 514 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Novem Group increased its position in Mastercard by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Novem Group now owns 4,680 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,404,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. increased its position in Mastercard by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. now owns 444 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Buckley Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Buckley Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,504 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,430,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cladis Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Cladis Investment Advisory LLC now owns 428 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Michael Miebach sold 16,628 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $567.68, for a total transaction of $9,439,383.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 115,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,806,033.28. The trade was a 12.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sandra A. Arkell sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $540.00, for a total value of $108,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 3,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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. Over the last three months, insiders sold 67,818 shares of company stock worth $38,962,630. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE MA traded up $2.60 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $552.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,453,108 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,543,495. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $601.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $484.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.40, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $571.30 and a 200 day moving average of $528.36.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its 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. The firm had revenue of $9.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.08 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.34% and a return on equity of 239.99%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.15 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $632.00 price target (up from $609.00) on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Friday, July 31st. President Capital upped their price objective on Mastercard from $693.00 to $729.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Mastercard from $664.00 to $667.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $701.00 target price (up from $674.00) on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Mastercard from $679.00 to $681.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $680.00.

Mastercard News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Agentic-commerce expansion: Mastercard is adding trust services to Agent Pay to identify AI-generated transactions, provide more transaction context and improve payment decisions. The tools could help merchants and financial institutions manage fraud and risk as AI agents increasingly make purchases, strengthening Mastercard’s role in a potentially large new payments market. Mastercard Expands Agentic Commerce With New Trust Services
• Positive Sentiment: Embedded commercial payments: Mastercard and Bank of Montreal are enabling corporate customers to initiate and manage virtual-card payments directly inside enterprise software. The rollout across Canada and the United States can increase payment volume, improve Mastercard’s integration with business workflows and expand its commercial-payments opportunity. BMO Becomes First Canadian Issuer to Deploy Mastercard Embedded Commercial Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Stablecoin infrastructure: Mastercard is among the payments companies supporting the launch of OUSD alongside Stripe and Coinbase. The development reinforces Mastercard’s positioning in digital-asset settlement and could create future transaction and infrastructure revenue, although the near-term financial impact is not disclosed. OUSD Stablecoin Goes Live With Visa, Mastercard And Stripe Behind It
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard launched a payments-security microdrama campaign, while a separate partnership offers Mastercard users discounts on US-Bangla flights. These initiatives may support brand engagement but are unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Mastercard flips the script on payments security with new K-microdrama
• Negative Sentiment: One market report linked Mastercard’s recent weakness to Agent Pay’s emphasis on fraud context. While the safeguards are strategically important, investors may be weighing the complexity, costs and uncertain near-term monetization of protecting AI-led transactions. Mastercard Stocks Moves Lower as Agent Pay Adds Fraud Context

Mastercard Company 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 the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payment transactions, while generally not issuing cards or extending credit itself. Its network supports payments made in stores, online and through mobile devices.

Mastercard’s products and services include consumer and commercial payment cards, digital payment solutions, payment processing, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, identity verification, data and analytics, and open banking tools.