7,077 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA Acquired by Sawyer & Company Inc

Sawyer & Company Inc acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 7,077 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,903,000. Mastercard makes up about 1.3% of Sawyer & Company Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Robinswood Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mastercard in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. First Pacific Financial boosted its stake in Mastercard by 113.8% in the 1st quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 62 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Mastercard in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Premier Financial Group purchased a new stake in Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC grew its position in Mastercard by 102.6% during the 2nd quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 79 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $580.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Loop Capital increased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $631.00 to $647.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $642.00 to $696.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $665.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $682.66.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.3%

Mastercard stock opened at $622.28 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $464.52 and a one year high of $624.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $545.13 billion, a PE ratio of 34.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s fifty day moving average is $579.52 and its 200 day moving average is $537.92.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.27. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%. The company had revenue of $9.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.08 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.15 EPS. Mastercard’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is presently 19.14%.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched its Global Money Platform with BVNK, enabling businesses to hold, convert and spend stablecoins alongside traditional currencies. The platform could create additional cross-border payment volume and strengthen Mastercard’s position as digital assets become integrated with mainstream commerce. Mastercard BVNK stablecoin platform
• Positive Sentiment: The company introduced Stablecoin Security, an API that screens transactions for fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds move on-chain. The product may reduce banks’ compliance concerns and provide Mastercard with a new risk-management revenue stream while supporting broader stablecoin adoption. Mastercard stablecoin security
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is opening developer APIs and demonstrating agent-pay capabilities that allow AI software to make multiple merchant payments within an approved budget. The initiative positions the network to capture emerging autonomous-commerce transactions and builds on the company’s data and AI capabilities. Mastercard AI agent payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and financial commentators view Mastercard as a high-quality compounder that may still be reasonably valued: shares trade at about 33.4 times earnings versus a recent 12-quarter average of 34.8 times. However, comparative value coverage of Corpay and Mastercard suggests investors are weighing MA’s stronger growth and margins against its higher valuation. Is the market underpricing Mastercard
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares worth approximately $2.7 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The scheduled nature of the transaction limits its significance, but it remains a modest negative sentiment factor while the stock trades near record levels.
• Negative Sentiment: With MA valued at roughly 33 times earnings and near its 52-week high, expectations remain elevated. Investors will likely require continued strong execution after the latest quarter’s 14.1% revenue growth and earnings beat to justify further multiple expansion.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total value of $2,676,540.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 35,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,165,000. This trade represents a 10.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sachin Mehra sold 7,444 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $577.13, for a total transaction of $4,296,155.72. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 40,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,613,851.08. This trade represents a 15.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 72,676 shares of company stock valued at $41,966,586 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Company Profile

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses. The company facilitates electronic payments and provides technology that supports transactions conducted through credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment products.

In addition to operating its payments network, Mastercard offers services in areas such as payment security, fraud prevention, authentication, cybersecurity, data and analytics, loyalty programs, digital identity and open banking.