Mastercard Company Profile (NYSE:MA)

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

Mastercard declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, October 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Thursday, November 9th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 5th. View Mastercard's Dividend History.

Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.06. The business earned $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.98 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 38.55% and a return on equity of 82.37%. The business's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.96 earnings per share. View Mastercard's Earnings History.

Mastercard is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 31st 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Mastercard.

28 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Mastercard's stock. Their predictions range from $99.00 to $170.00. On average, they anticipate Mastercard's stock price to reach $147.46 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Mastercard.

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

• 1. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Mastercard is a card network that facilitates transactions among card (credit, debit, prepaid or commercial) users, issuers, merchants and acquirers. Card networks act as intermediaries, utilizing network capabilities and infrastructure to facilitate the authorization, clearance, and settlement of payment transactions. Mastercard facilitates payments within a four-party model card payment scheme, wherein the issuer and acquirer are different entities." (9/28/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "MasterCard’s stock has outperformed the industry year to date.  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. Revenue growth has remianed strong and will continue to grow on the back of its strong market position and attractive core business that continues to be driven by new deals, renewed agreements and expansion of service offerings. 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. The stock has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings being revised 2.6% upward over the last 60 days." (9/25/2017)
• 3. 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)
• 4. 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'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's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bath Savings Trust Co (0.01%), Crow Point Partners LLC (0.01%), Bridges Investment Counsel Inc. (0.00%) and Fulton Bank N.A. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Mastercard 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.

Mastercard's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bridges Investment Counsel Inc., Bath Savings Trust Co, Crow Point Partners LLC and Fulton Bank N.A.. Company insiders that have sold Mastercard 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.

Shares of Mastercard 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 stock can currently be purchased for approximately $146.22.