1,140 Shares in Mastercard Incorporated $MA Purchased by Keudell Morrison Wealth Management

Keudell Morrison Wealth Management acquired a new position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,140 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $651,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MA. Vulcan Value Partners LLC raised its stake in Mastercard by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC now owns 466,222 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $265,233,000 after purchasing an additional 28,331 shares during the last quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in Mastercard by 153.6% in the 3rd quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,856 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,625,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares during the last quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. acquired a new position in Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,113,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Mastercard by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 229,299 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $130,902,000 after purchasing an additional 9,795 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. raised its stake in Mastercard by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 309,192 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $175,872,000 after purchasing an additional 4,700 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard announced a partnership with JD.com to expand global payment connectivity and explore agentic AI-powered purchasing solutions, reinforcing its push into next-generation commerce. Mastercard (MA) Partners With JD.com To Build Out Global Payment Connectivity And Explore Agentic AI-Powered Purchasing Solutions
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard continues to win international digital-payments deals, including renewed partnerships and innovation efforts in Egypt and the UAE, which support the company’s growth story outside the U.S.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst-focused and investor-interest articles highlighted Mastercard as a highly profitable stock and one that is still drawing attention, which can help sentiment around the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing Visa and Mastercard suggested Visa may currently have the edge on valuation and balance-sheet strength, which is more of a relative-comparison headwind than a direct negative for Mastercard. Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Fintech Giant Is the Better Bet Now?
• Negative Sentiment: An insider transaction report showed a Mastercard insider reduced their stake by 43%, which can weigh on investor sentiment even if it does not change the underlying business outlook. This Mastercard Insider Reduced Their Stake By 43%

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $679.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $590.00 to $561.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Mastercard from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $656.00.

Mastercard Stock Up 0.3%

MA opened at $499.62 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $501.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $529.74. The company has a market cap of $441.46 billion, a PE ratio of 28.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $480.50 and a 1 year high of $601.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.88% and a return on equity of 212.96%. The company’s revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.73 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 earnings per share for the current year.

About Mastercard

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.