Mastercard Incorporated Company Profile (NYSE:MA)

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

Mastercard Incorporated announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, October 6th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Thursday, November 9th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.62%. View Mastercard Incorporated's Dividend History.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.06. The company earned $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.98 billion. Mastercard Incorporated had a return on equity of 74.92% and a net margin of 38.30%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. View Mastercard Incorporated's Earnings History.

Mastercard Incorporated is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Mastercard Incorporated.

24 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Mastercard Incorporated's shares. Their forecasts range from $99.00 to $163.00. On average, they expect Mastercard Incorporated's share price to reach $140.71 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Mastercard Incorporated.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Mastercard Incorporated stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Mastercard’s stock has outperformed the industry over the past one year.  The company is well positioned for growth given its solid market position, ongoing expansion and digital initiatives, and significant opportunities from the secular shift toward electronic payments. The acquisition of VocaLink and NuData Security, complement the company’s efforts to participate in new payment flows and enhance its safety and security offerings. During the most recently reported quarter, its earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, mainly driven by strong transaction, higher cross border volumes and gains from the Vocalink acquisition.  The stock has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings being revised 1.5% upward over the last 30 days. It, however, continues to face escalating costs, a volatile forex environment and legal issues. Also, higher incentives and rewards will put pressure on the bottom line." (8/21/2017)
• 2. Barclays PLC analysts commented, "Bottom-line results were in line with expectations as expense management impacted positively despite slower-than-anticipated top-line growth. Moving into '17 and given guidance, we expect further expense discipline with revenue growth guidance coming in slightly below the Street's expectations but potentially conservative, as MA laps easy cross border and macro comps with the possibility to take more pricing action than usual given what may be a less challenging regulatory environment in the United States. Notably, 1H17 should see lower revenue growth and higher expense growth in comparison to 2H17 due to deal timing and a 1H heavy Advertising & Marketing budget. While this quarter showed slightly slower growth than anticipated, we believe the business fundamentals remain sound (and supportive of a mid-20s forward multiple) and see guidance as conservative for 2017. We remain Overweight." (2/1/2017)
• 3. Wedbush analysts commented, "We are assuming coverage with an OUTPERFORM rating, $126 price target (25x our FY18 adj. EPS). We like MA's attractive business model, growth prospects and outlook for increasing shareholder returns. From a 'bigpicture' perspective, we point to a host of growth/scale catalysts, including the disintermediation of cash/checks by electronic payments, networks' increased dominance in the payments eco-system, incremental revenue opportunities from European regulations, incremental catalysts from hyper-growth mobile payments, ACH-based revenue growth opportunities, and potential revenue synergies from MA's consulting practice. MA is well-positioned to post 10-12% and 12-15% in c/c revenue and adj. EPS growth, respectively, during the next few years." (1/20/2017)

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Mastercard Incorporated's management team includes the folowing people:

• Richard N. Haythornthwaite, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Ajaypal Singh Banga, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Martina T. Hund-Mejean, Chief Financial Officer
• Ajay Bhalla, President of Enterprise Security Solutions
• Ann Cairns, President - International Markets
• Gilberto Caldart, President, Latin America and Caribbean Region
• Gary J. Flood, President, Global Products and Solutions
• Hai Ling, Co-President, Asia/Pacific
• Walter M. Macnee, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Center for Inclusive Growth
• Raghu Malhotra, President - Middle East and Africa

Mastercard Incorporated's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.13%), BlackRock Inc. (5.64%), FMR LLC (3.70%), State Street Corp (3.43%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.58%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.51%). Company insiders that own Mastercard Incorporated stock include Ajay Banga, Andrea L Forster, Ann Cairns, Craig Vosburg, Foundation Mastercard, Gary J Flood, Martina Hundmejean, Michael Fraccaro, Richard Haythornthwaite, Robert Reeg, Ronald E Garrow, Silvio Barzi and Timothy H Murphy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Mastercard Incorporated.

Mastercard Incorporated's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Advisors LLC, Carmignac Gestion, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, State Street Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Jennison Associates LLC and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Mastercard Incorporated stock in the last year include Ajay Banga, Ann Cairns, Craig Vosburg, Foundation Mastercard, Gary J Flood, Martina Hundmejean, Michael Fraccaro, Richard Haythornthwaite, Robert Reeg and Timothy H Murphy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mastercard Incorporated.

Mastercard Incorporated's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Capital Research Global Investors, Vanguard Group Inc., Egerton Capital UK LLP, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Koch Industries Inc. and Fiera Capital Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mastercard Incorporated.

Shares of Mastercard Incorporated can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Mastercard Incorporated stock can currently be purchased for approximately $142.49.