Mastercard (NYSE:MA) CFO Hai Ling Sells 4,318 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Mastercard CFO Hai Ling sold 4,318 shares for about $2.77 million at an average price of $642.43 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. He retained 35,750 shares after the sale.
• Mastercard’s latest quarterly results beat estimates: revenue increased 14% year over year to $9.81 billion, while earnings per share of $5.31 exceeded the $5.17 consensus.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.87 per share, equivalent to an annualized yield of about 0.5%.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA - Get Free Report) CFO Ling Hai sold 4,318 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $642.43, for a total value of $2,774,012.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,750 shares in the company, valued at $22,966,872.50. This trade represents a 10.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Hai Ling also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 2nd, Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of Mastercard stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $641.00, for a total value of $2,767,197.00.
• On Friday, October 16th, Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of Mastercard stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total transaction of $2,676,540.00.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MA traded down $10.97 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $647.13. The stock had a trading volume of 3,198,908 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,511,621. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $588.35 and a 200-day moving average of $536.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $566.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12-month low of $464.52 and a 12-month high of $661.34.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.17 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.34% and a return on equity of 239.99%. Mastercard's revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.38 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mastercard

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,552,222 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $856,402,000 after acquiring an additional 308,517 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Mastercard by 1.0% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 40,397 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $22,278,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co purchased a new position in Mastercard during the 3rd quarter valued at about $260,000. Abacus Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 3.8% in the third quarter. Abacus Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,104 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $609,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 18.3% in the third quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,829 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,009,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company's stock.

Mastercard News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard and Tencent plan to expand their cross-border remittance relationship through Mastercard Move and explore agentic payments. A separate initiative would let international visitors in China pay at participating QR merchants using overseas wallets, potentially broadening Mastercard’s reach. Tencent and Mastercard explore agentic payments and remittances Mastercard links overseas wallets to China QR payments
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard’s Q3 2026 results beat estimates: revenue rose 14% year over year to $9.81 billion, and EPS of $5.31 topped consensus. Management cited broad growth in its payment network and value-added services, along with expansion in markets including India, China and Germany. Mastercard Q3 deep dive
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard disclosed a broad strategic partnership with OpenAI involving Agent Pay, payments and AI transformation—an opportunity to participate in emerging agentic commerce. Mastercard forms OpenAI and Tencent partnerships
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: UBS lifted its target to $750 with a Buy rating, while Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target to $765 and maintained Overweight. These revisions signal increased analyst confidence after the results. UBS raises Mastercard target Cantor Fitzgerald raises Mastercard target
• Positive Sentiment: An expanded relationship with a major Indian private bank could create more opportunities to serve small businesses and consumers. Mastercard scales in India
• Neutral Sentiment: The articles offer no clear company-specific explanation for why shares traded lower; the positive announcements may not have been enough to offset other market or trading pressures.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $632.00 target price (up from $609.00) on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial upped their price target on Mastercard from $633.00 to $674.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Dbs Bank raised shares of Mastercard to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $597.00 to $710.00 and gave the company 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 assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $702.91.

About Mastercard

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.

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