Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Upgraded by Seaport Res Ptn to Strong-Buy Rating

Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Mastercard (NYSE:MA - Free Report) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mastercard's Q2 2025 earnings at $4.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $18.65 EPS.

MA has been the subject of several other research reports. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered Mastercard from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Evercore ISI started coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. They set an "in-line" rating and a $550.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Mastercard from $660.00 to $670.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Truist Financial started coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "buy" rating and a $640.00 price objective for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $633.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $611.50.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Mastercard stock traded up $2.13 on Monday, hitting $552.49. The stock had a trading volume of 952,334 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,662,289. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.81. Mastercard has a one year low of $428.86 and a one year high of $594.71. The stock has a market cap of $503.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.74, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.02. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $568.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $548.00.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The credit services provider reported $3.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $7.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.12 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 196.87% and a net margin of 45.21%. The firm's revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.31 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Mastercard will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.76 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 9th. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. Mastercard's dividend payout ratio is currently 21.32%.

Insider Transactions at Mastercard

In other Mastercard news, insider Raj Seshadri sold 1,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $546.77, for a total transaction of $601,447.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,921 shares in the company, valued at $7,064,815.17. The trade was a 7.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Julius Genachowski sold 312 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.67, for a total value of $178,049.04. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,469 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,833,004.23. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 38,753 shares of company stock valued at $20,351,084. 0.09% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MA. Falcon Wealth Planning boosted its stake in Mastercard by 27.4% in the 2nd quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 599 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Mastercard by 17.2% in the 2nd quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,789 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,129,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the period. Five Oceans Advisors boosted its stake in Mastercard by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,696 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $953,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. EdgeRock Capital LLC boosted its stake in Mastercard by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. EdgeRock Capital LLC now owns 910 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $507,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Mastercard in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $56,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Mastercard Company Profile

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.