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Mastercard (MA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$595.92 +5.44 (+0.92%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Mastercard - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
5
Buy
26

Based on 31 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Mastercard in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 31 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, 24 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for MA.

Consensus Price Target

$617.93
3.69% Upside
According to the 31 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Mastercard, the average price target is $617.93. The highest price target for MA is $685.00, while the lowest price target for MA is $470.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 3.69% from the current price of $595.92.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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MA Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
8/30/24 to 8/30/25
1 Month Ago
7/31/24 to 7/31/25
3 Months Ago
6/1/24 to 6/1/25
1 Year Ago
8/31/23 to 8/30/24
Strong Buy
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
24 Buy rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
Hold
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$617.93$612.90$608.57$512.09
Forecasted Upside3.69% Upside8.26% Upside4.34% Upside6.00% Upside
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Moderate Buy
Moderate Buy
Buy

MA Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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MA Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Mastercard Stock vs. The Competition

TypeMastercardBusiness Services CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.90
2.70
2.53
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside3.69% Upside105.92% Upside10.22% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
8/11/2025TD Cowen
4 of 5 stars
Bryan Bergin
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$645.00+10.42%
8/1/2025The Goldman Sachs Group
3 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy
8/1/2025Royal Bank Of Canada
3 of 5 stars
Daniel Perlin
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Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$650.00 ➝ $656.00+17.39%
8/1/2025Wells Fargo & Company
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Donald Fandetti
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Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$625.00 ➝ $650.00+15.85%
8/1/2025Morgan Stanley
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James Faucette
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Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$639.00 ➝ $661.00+17.82%
8/1/2025KeyCorp
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Alex Markgraff
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Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$635.00 ➝ $660.00+16.57%
7/17/2025Truist Financial
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Matthew Coad
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Lower TargetBuy ➝ Buy$640.00 ➝ $612.00+10.96%
7/17/2025Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Bryan Keane
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Initiated CoverageBuy$650.00+17.70%
7/14/2025Seaport Res Ptn
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J. Cantwell
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UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
6/23/2025Wolfe Research
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 Set Target$655.00+19.09%
6/6/2025Jefferies Financial Group
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 Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy
6/3/2025UBS Group
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Timothy Chiodo
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Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$660.00 ➝ $670.00+15.41%
5/5/2025Citigroup
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Andrew Schmidt
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Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$650.00 ➝ $652.00+16.23%
5/2/2025Macquarie
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Paul Golding
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Lower TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$645.00 ➝ $610.00+9.45%
4/9/2025Evercore ISI
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Adam Frisch
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Initiated CoverageIn-Line$550.00+15.03%
4/9/2025Monness Crespi & Hardt
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G. Gala
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral
3/10/2025Tigress Financial
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 Reiterated RatingStrong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy
2/4/2025DZ Bank
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 UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$620.00+9.84%
2/3/2025Barclays
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Ramsey El-Assal
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Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$595.00 ➝ $650.00+16.99%
1/31/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Tien-Tsin Huang
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Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$590.00 ➝ $610.00+8.29%
1/31/2025Piper Sandler
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Arvind Ramnani
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$591.00 ➝ $635.00+12.73%
1/31/2025Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Sanjay Sakhrani
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Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$618.00 ➝ $665.00+18.03%
1/31/2025William Blair
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A. Jeffrey
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
1/31/2025Raymond James Financial
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John Davis
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$614.00 ➝ $640.00+13.87%
1/31/2025Susquehanna
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James Friedman
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Boost TargetPositive ➝ Positive$605.00 ➝ $670.00+19.31%
12/19/2024Oppenheimer
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 Lower TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$591.00 ➝ $588.00+11.87%
11/14/2024BMO Capital Markets
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 Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$550.00 ➝ $565.00+8.34%
11/1/2024Mizuho
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 Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$496.00 ➝ $532.00+4.49%
10/16/2024Robert W. Baird
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 Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$545.00 ➝ $575.00+13.36%
9/17/2024Bank of America
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$480.00 ➝ $509.00+1.85%
9/4/2024Compass Point
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D. Gabriele
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$525.00+8.85%
9/3/2024BNP Paribas
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A. Faure
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral$470.00-2.76%
8/1/2024Argus
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S. Biggar
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
10/13/2023HSBC
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 Initiated CoverageHold$424.00+6.03%

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Should I Buy Mastercard Stock? MA Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, August 29, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Mastercard pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Mastercard
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Mastercard:

  • The current stock price is around $592, reflecting a stable position in the market.
  • Mastercard reported strong quarterly earnings, exceeding expectations with earnings per share of $4.15, indicating robust financial health.
  • The company has shown significant revenue growth, with a year-over-year increase of 16.8%, suggesting strong demand for its services.
  • Analysts have a positive outlook, with a majority rating the stock as a "Buy," indicating confidence in future performance.
  • Mastercard has a solid dividend payout ratio of 20.50%, providing a reliable income stream for investors.

Mastercard
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in Mastercard for these reasons:

  • Insider selling has been notable, with over 56,000 shares sold recently, which may indicate a lack of confidence among executives.
  • The stock has a relatively high price-to-earnings ratio of 39.98, which could suggest that it is overvalued compared to its earnings.
  • Market volatility, particularly in the payment processing sector, could impact Mastercard's stock performance negatively.
  • Insider ownership is low at 0.09%, which may raise concerns about alignment between management and shareholder interests.
  • Recent adjustments in price targets by analysts, with some lowering their expectations, could signal potential challenges ahead.

MA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 31 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Mastercard is $617.93, with a high forecast of $685.00 and a low forecast of $470.00.

31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mastercard in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 24 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MA shares.

According to analysts, Mastercard's stock has a predicted upside of 3.69% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Mastercard's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

Analysts like Mastercard more than other "business services" companies. The consensus rating score for Mastercard is 2.90 while the average consensus rating score for "business services" companies is 2.70. Learn more on how MA compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:MA) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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