Mastercard (MA) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Mastercard (NYSE:MA - Get Free Report) is expected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, July 31st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $4.05 per share and revenue of $7.95 billion for the quarter.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The credit services provider reported $3.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $7.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.12 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 196.87% and a net margin of 45.21%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.31 EPS. On average, analysts expect Mastercard to post $16 EPS for the current fiscal year and $19 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.8%

MA traded up $4.68 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $568.18. 1,513,080 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,575,199. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $565.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $550.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $518.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.81, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. Mastercard has a 52 week low of $432.11 and a 52 week high of $594.71.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $0.76 per share. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 9th. Mastercard's payout ratio is 21.32%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mastercard news, insider Craig Vosburg sold 14,051 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $585.05, for a total transaction of $8,220,537.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 58,451 shares in the company, valued at $34,196,757.55. The trade was a 19.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick sold 959 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $572.86, for a total transaction of $549,372.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,540 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,630,844.40. This trade represents a 3.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 38,753 shares of company stock worth $20,351,084 over the last three months. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mastercard

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Mastercard stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA - Free Report) by 42.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,824 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 2,028 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Mastercard were worth $3,594,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. They issued an "in-line" rating and a $550.00 target price for the company. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered Mastercard from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Wolfe Research set a $655.00 target price on Mastercard in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $650.00 price target on the stock. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.90.

About Mastercard

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.