Rep. Lisa C. McClain Buys Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) Stock

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain disclosed the purchase of $1,001 to $15,000 in Mastercard (NYSE:MA) stock on June 17th, as reported on August 13th.
• Mastercard recently beat earnings expectations, reporting $4.15 per share and $8.13 billion in revenue for the last quarter, reflecting a 16.8% increase year-over-year.
• Several institutional investors significantly increased their stakes in Mastercard, with Kingstone Capital Partners acquiring nearly $11.42 billion worth of shares in the second quarter.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of Mastercard Incorporated NYSE: MA. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Mastercard stock on June 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $592.2310 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $535.38 billion, a PE ratio of 39.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.03. Mastercard Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $461.90 and a fifty-two week high of $594.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $563.25 and a 200-day moving average of $555.28.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The credit services provider reported $4.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.05 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.95 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 200.01% and a net margin of 44.93%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.50 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 9th were given a $0.76 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 9th. This represents a $3.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Mastercard's payout ratio is 20.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mastercard

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Mastercard during the second quarter worth about $11,421,213,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Mastercard by 55,868.1% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,421,148 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $7,541,880,000 after purchasing an additional 13,397,168 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Mastercard during the second quarter worth about $6,725,317,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Mastercard by 65,631.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,225,637 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $4,508,636,000 after purchasing an additional 8,213,123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Mastercard during the first quarter worth about $4,238,764,000. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Mastercard news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 312 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.67, for a total transaction of $178,049.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,469 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,833,004.23. The trade was a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick sold 958 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $560.00, for a total value of $536,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 23,624 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,229,440. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 56,269 shares of company stock valued at $30,634,699. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Mastercard from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Mastercard from $640.00 to $612.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating and set a $645.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Monday, August 11th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Mastercard from $635.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Mastercard from $639.00 to $661.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $617.93.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

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.

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