Q1 Earnings Forecast for Mastercard Issued By William Blair

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) – Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mastercard in a research note issued on Monday, November 25th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $3.56 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.70. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mastercard’s current full-year earnings is $14.47 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Mastercard’s Q2 2025 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.15 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.09 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $525.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Mastercard from $510.00 to $580.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $572.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, November 14th. BNP Paribas cut Mastercard from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $470.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $566.00 to $572.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $549.16.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE:MA opened at $528.48 on Tuesday. Mastercard has a 52 week low of $404.32 and a 52 week high of $534.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $508.03 and its 200-day moving average is $474.83. The firm has a market cap of $485.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.10.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The credit services provider reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.73 by $0.16. Mastercard had a return on equity of 178.27% and a net margin of 45.26%. The business had revenue of $7.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mastercard

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Synovus Financial Corp raised its position in Mastercard by 13.2% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 41,645 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $20,563,000 after acquiring an additional 4,843 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 30.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 75,960 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $37,509,000 after purchasing an additional 17,648 shares during the period. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Mastercard in the third quarter valued at approximately $460,000. World Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Mastercard by 512.1% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 18,516 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $9,143,000 after purchasing an additional 15,491 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in Mastercard by 1.0% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 86,327 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $44,964,000 after buying an additional 853 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mastercard

In other Mastercard news, CMO Venkata R. Madabhushi sold 4,685 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $489.86, for a total value of $2,294,994.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer now owns 15,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,363,085.66. This trade represents a 23.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 9th were given a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 19.97%.

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.