Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:MA Mastercard (MA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $589.88 +4.37 (+0.75%) As of 01:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Mastercard Stock (NYSE:MA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Mastercard alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$585.91▼$593.3850-Day Range$532.18▼$590.7852-Week Range$461.90▼$594.71Volume1.08 million shsAverage Volume2.80 million shsMarket Capitalization$533.25 billionP/E Ratio39.82Dividend Yield0.52%Price Target$617.93Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Send, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and Mastercard Cross-Border Services enables a range of payment flows through a distribution network with a single point of access to send and receive money globally through various channels, including bank accounts, mobile wallets, cards, and cash payouts. Further, it provides cyber and intelligence solutions; insights and analytics, consulting, marketing, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants; and open banking and digital identity services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus name. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York. Read More Mastercard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks94th Percentile Overall ScoreMA MarketRank™: Mastercard scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 309 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingMastercard has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 24 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMastercard has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Mastercard's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth16.97% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Mastercard are expected to grow by 16.97% in the coming year, from $15.91 to $18.61 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mastercard is 39.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.95.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Mastercard is 39.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 27.79.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMastercard has a PEG Ratio of 2.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMastercard has a P/B Ratio of 67.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Mastercard's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.63% of the float of Mastercard has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMastercard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Mastercard has recently increased by 0.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMastercard has a dividend yield of 0.52%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMastercard has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Mastercard is 20.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Mastercard will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.34% next year. This indicates that Mastercard will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Mastercard's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.0 / 5Environmental Score-0.60 Percentage of Shares Shorted0.63% of the float of Mastercard has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMastercard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Mastercard has recently increased by 0.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media4.1 / 5News Sentiment1.40 News SentimentMastercard has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 70 news articles for Mastercard this week, compared to 50 articles on an average week.Search Interest46 people have searched for MA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows30 people have added Mastercard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 114% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mastercard insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,178,667.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.09% of the stock of Mastercard is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions97.28% of the stock of Mastercard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Mastercard's insider trading history. Receive MA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Mastercard and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MA Stock News HeadlinesThese 3 Stocks Could Help You Compound Wealth for Years to Come (MA)These companies have enough profitability to keep delivering double-digit upside potential to investors in the coming years, especially at these prices.July 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comCORL Technologies and RiskRecon by Mastercard Partner to Deliver Continuous, Actionable Third-Party Risk Intelligence for HealthcareAugust 20 at 7:04 AM | businesswire.comOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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Since then, MA shares have increased by 11.9% and is now trading at $589.3130. How were Mastercard's earnings last quarter? Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The credit services provider reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.05 by $0.10. Mastercard's revenue for the quarter was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is Mastercard doing a stock buyback? Mastercard's board initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, December 17th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $12,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 2.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. Does Mastercard have any subsidiaries? Mastercard subsidiaries include Dynamic Yield, Arcus, CipherTrace, Aiia, Ekata, IfOnly, Finicity, and others. Who are Mastercard's major shareholders? Mastercard's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.68%), State Street Corp (3.94%), Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (2.23%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Foundation Mastercard, Michael Miebach, Craig Vosburg, Timothy H Murphy, Edward Grunde Mclaughlin, J Mehra Sachin, Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick, Hai Ling, Venkata R Madabhushi, Raj Seshadri, Raghuvir Malhotra, Julius Genachowski, Ajay Bhalla and Sandra A Arkell. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Mastercard? Shares of MA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Mastercard own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mastercard investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Salesforce (CRM), BlackRock (BLK), Visa (V) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Record date for 8/8 Dividend7/09/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/8 Dividend7/09/2025Last Earnings7/31/2025Dividend Payable8/08/2025Today8/20/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBusiness Services Industry Financial Transaction Services Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services Current SymbolNYSE:MA Previous SymbolNYSE:MA, CIK1141391 Webwww.mastercard.com Phone(914) 249-2000Fax914-249-4262Employees35,300Year Founded1966Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Mastercard$617.93 High Price Target$685.00 Low Price Target$470.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.90 Research Coverage31 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$14.83 Trailing P/E Ratio39.50 Forward P/E Ratio36.82 P/E Growth2.4Net Income$12.87 billion Net Margins44.93% Pretax Margin54.43% Return on Equity200.01% Return on Assets29.26% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.41 Current Ratio1.16 Quick Ratio1.16 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$30.24 billion Price / Sales17.51 Cash Flow$17.85 per share Price / Cash Flow32.82 Book Value$8.71 per share Price / Book67.25Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares904,012,000Free Float903,198,000Market Cap$529.54 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.03 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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