Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Mastercard (MA)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently:

• 4/24/2026 – Mastercard had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $611.00 to $590.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Mastercard is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $605.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Mastercard was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “strong-buy”.
• 4/14/2026 – Mastercard had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $735.00 to $675.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Mastercard had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $700.00 to $650.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Mastercard is now covered by Loop Capital. They set a “buy” rating and a $631.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/27/2026 – Mastercard was upgraded by Dbs Bank to “moderate buy”.
• 3/19/2026 – Mastercard was upgraded by BNP Paribas Exane from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/17/2026 – Mastercard had its “negative” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
• 3/17/2026 – Mastercard had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 3/17/2026 – Mastercard had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research.
• 3/15/2026 – Mastercard was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 3/13/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Tigress Financial from $730.00 to $735.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2026 – Mastercard was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 3/5/2026 – Mastercard is now covered by Bank of America Corporation. They set a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price target on the stock.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.07%.

Mastercard Incorporated is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. The company facilitates electronic payments and transaction processing for credit, debit and prepaid card products carrying the Mastercard brand, while also providing a range of payment-related services to issuers, acquirers and merchants. Its technology and network enable authorization, clearing and settlement of payments and support a broad set of use cases including point-of-sale, e-commerce and mobile payments.

Beyond core transaction processing, Mastercard offers a suite of value-added services such as fraud and risk management, identity and authentication tools, tokenization and digital wallet support, cross-border and commercial payment solutions, and data analytics and consulting services for merchants and financial partners.