Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Mastercard's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:MA)

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Mastercard in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the credit services provider will earn $4.10 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.07. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mastercard's current full-year earnings is $15.91 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wolfe Research set a $655.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Mastercard from $640.00 to $612.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Mastercard from $630.00 to $635.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $633.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Macquarie lowered their target price on shares of Mastercard from $645.00 to $610.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.90.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of MA traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $555.73. The stock had a trading volume of 2,721,925 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,667,469. 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 $428.86 and a 52-week high of $594.71. The business's fifty day moving average is $567.85 and its 200 day moving average is $548.05. The firm has a market cap of $506.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $0.76 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 (DPR) is presently 21.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mastercard

In other news, insider Raj Seshadri sold 1,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $546.77, for a total transaction of $601,447.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,064,815.17. This trade represents a 7.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Julius Genachowski sold 312 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.67, for a total transaction of $178,049.04. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,469 shares in the company, 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 three months, insiders have sold 38,753 shares of company stock valued at $20,351,084. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mastercard

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Mastercard by 42.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,824 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $3,594,000 after buying an additional 2,028 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 70,472 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $37,108,000 after purchasing an additional 7,452 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 51.6% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,954 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,555,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006 shares in the last quarter. Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth $73,000. Finally, Trustco Bank Corp N Y purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth $211,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.