Mastercard Stock Forecast, Price & News

Mastercard's stock was trading at $269.76 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MA shares have increased by 25.7% and is now trading at $339.18.
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32 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mastercard in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 27 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Mastercard is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020.
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Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The credit services provider reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.15 by $0.21. The credit services provider earned $3.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 129.52% and a net margin of 45.12%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 19.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.89 earnings per share.
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Mastercard announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 9th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, August 7th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 8th.
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Mastercard announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, December 3rd 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $8,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

32 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Mastercard's shares. Their forecasts range from $280.00 to $415.00. On average, they expect Mastercard's stock price to reach $346.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% from the stock's current price.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mastercard investors own include Visa (V), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walt Disney (DIS), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Paypal (PYPL), salesforce.com (CRM), Adobe (ADBE), Boeing (BA) and Tesla (TSLA).

Mastercard trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MA."

Mastercard's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.28%), FMR LLC (3.61%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.36%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.12%), Akre Capital Management LLC (0.59%) and Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC (0.54%). Company insiders that own Mastercard stock include Ajay Banga, Ann Cairns, Craig Vosburg, David R Carlucci, Edward Grunde Mclaughlin, Foundation Mastercard, Gilberto Caldart, J Mehra Sachin, Julius Genachowski, Kevin Stanton, Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla, Michael Fraccaro, Michael Miebach, Richard Haythornthwaite, Richard K Davis, Steven J Freiberg, Timothy H Murphy and Venkata R Madabhushi.
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MA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Toronto Dominion Bank, Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, and Vanguard Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Mastercard company stock in the last year include Ajay Banga, Ann Cairns, Edward Grunde Mclaughlin, Foundation Mastercard, Gilberto Caldart, J Mehra Sachin, Julius Genachowski, Kevin Stanton, Michael Fraccaro, Michael Miebach, Richard Haythornthwaite, Steven J Freiberg, and Venkata R Madabhushi.
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MA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nordea Investment Management AB, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Fisher Asset Management LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd, Jackson Square Partners LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., and Thornburg Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Mastercard stock in the last two years include Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla, and Richard K Davis.
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Shares of MA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $339.18.

Mastercard has a market capitalization of $339.54 billion and generates $16.88 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $8.12 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.77 on an earnings per share basis. Mastercard employs 11,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Mastercard is www.mastercard.com.

Mastercard's mailing address is 2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY, 10577. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at 914-249-2000 or via email at [email protected]