Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Acquired by Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,390 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,850 shares during the quarter. Mastercard makes up 0.8% of Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $20,203,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. SlateStone Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 15,404 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $8,794,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 147,613 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $84,269,000 after acquiring an additional 2,527 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,402 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $800,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 38.3% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 29,623 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $16,911,000 after acquiring an additional 8,209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 4,063 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,319,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on MA shares. Dbs Bank upgraded Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $679.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Mastercard has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $656.04.

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of MA stock opened at $481.54 on Friday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1-year low of $464.52 and a 1-year high of $601.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The company has a market capitalization of $425.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $500.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $525.34.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.73 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding its settlement network to support stablecoins and more continuous transaction processing, which could improve long-term payment volume and keep the company competitive as crypto-based rails gain traction.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Mastercard may participate in a shared stablecoin platform with Stripe, Visa, and Coinbase point to new partnership-driven growth opportunities and broader adoption of Mastercard’s payment infrastructure.
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital reiterated a buy rating and raised its price target to $631, signaling Wall Street confidence in Mastercard’s earnings power and upside potential.

Mastercard Profile

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.