AXQ Capital LP Has $1.87 Million Stock Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

AXQ Capital LP cut its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA - Free Report) by 41.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,641 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 2,631 shares during the quarter. AXQ Capital LP's holdings in Mastercard were worth $1,870,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC now owns 695 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Athena Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Novem Group lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 0.4% during the second quarter. Novem Group now owns 4,680 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,404,000 after buying an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vista Capital Partners Inc. boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Michael Miebach sold 15,372 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $575.00, for a total transaction of $8,838,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 93,693 shares of the company's stock, valued at $53,873,475. This trade represents a 14.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 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 on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $540.00, for a total value of $108,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 3,322 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,793,880. The trade was a 5.68% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 74,623 shares of company stock worth $42,544,606 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company's stock.

Mastercard News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard’s Strive India program has helped small businesses access more than $150 million in credit. The initiative strengthens Mastercard’s role in financial inclusion and could expand future payment volumes in a large growth market. Mastercard Strive India Aids Small Firms With Over $150 Million in Credit
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched its first Start Path cohort focused on agentic commerce, with 22 startups developing technology that enables AI agents to initiate and complete transactions. The effort positions Mastercard to capture a potential new payments channel as autonomous purchasing develops. Mastercard Start Path Launches Inaugural Agentic Commerce Cohort
• Positive Sentiment: Citi Hong Kong plans to introduce a virtual credit card with a dynamic card validation code in partnership with Mastercard. The product could improve digital-payment security and reinforce Mastercard’s technology value proposition. Citi Hong Kong Dynamic CVC Virtual Credit Card Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard expanded leadership for digital acceptance in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and launched travel deals with Klook. Both developments may support merchant adoption and engagement, but are unlikely to materially change near-term earnings. Mastercard Elevates Vanshi Kotru Mastercard and Klook Launch Travel Deals
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Sachin Mehra sold 3,266 shares valued at approximately $1.9 million, reducing his direct holdings by 8.18%. Because the transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, it is a limited bearish signal, but it can still weigh on sentiment—particularly with Mastercard trading near a 52-week high and at a premium earnings multiple. SEC Insider Transaction Filing

Mastercard Price Performance

MA stock opened at $579.43 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $464.52 and a 1 year high of $601.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $558.51 and a 200 day moving average of $521.47. The company has a market cap of $507.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.87, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.74.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.27. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%.The company had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.15 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.86 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 9th were paid a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Mastercard's dividend payout ratio is presently 19.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on MA. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $597.00 target price on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on shares of Mastercard from $650.00 to $695.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wolfe Research lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $680.00 to $740.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. KeyCorp increased their price target on Mastercard from $670.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $679.00 to $681.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Mastercard has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $666.64.

Mastercard Profile

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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