13,772 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA Acquired by Pensioenfonds Rail & OV

Pensioenfonds Rail & OV purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,772 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $7,595,000. Mastercard makes up about 2.0% of Pensioenfonds Rail & OV’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. IFG Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 7.1% during the third quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 7,375 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,067,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. raised its holdings in Mastercard by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 72,501 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $39,155,000 after buying an additional 1,176 shares during the last quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab raised its holdings in Mastercard by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 170,670 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $94,119,000 after buying an additional 4,079 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S boosted its position in Mastercard by 44.6% during the 3rd quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 720,064 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $397,094,000 after buying an additional 221,955 shares during the period. Finally, Act Two Investors LLC boosted its position in Mastercard by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Act Two Investors LLC now owns 2,537 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,399,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on MA. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Mastercard from $675.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 10th. Wolfe Research lifted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $680.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $580.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on Mastercard from $665.00 to $740.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $713.21.

Mastercard Trading Up 1.3%

MA stock traded up $8.53 during trading on Friday, hitting $661.13. The company had a trading volume of 1,936,242 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,351,180. The stock has a market cap of $575.97 billion, a PE ratio of 34.58, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50-day moving average of $600.12 and a 200-day moving average of $542.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $464.52 and a one year high of $681.99.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.17 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $9.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.73% and a return on equity of 260.86%. The company’s revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.38 EPS. Research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 20.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were given a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is 18.20%.

Key Mastercard News

These are some of the MA news items that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its EPS estimates across multiple periods, including FY2027 to $22.98 from $22.34 and FY2028 to $26.45 from $25.74. The broad upward revisions suggest improving expectations for earnings growth. Mastercard analyst estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard opened its largest Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre of Excellence in Singapore, focused on AI-enabled payments, cybersecurity and agentic commerce. The hub could help develop new services and partnerships across the region; the company also plans to add more than 250 specialist roles in Singapore by 2029. Mastercard opens Asia-Pacific Innovation Centre
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage also cites favorable analyst views of Mastercard, but the articles provide limited detail on new price targets or near-term earnings impact. With no major downside catalyst in the supplied reports, the recent news flow appears modestly supportive rather than a clear standalone driver of the shares.

Insider Transactions at Mastercard

In related news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 370 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $590.21, for a total value of $218,377.70. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,237 shares in the company, valued at $4,861,559.77. The trade was a 4.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $641.00, for a total transaction of $2,767,197.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,750 shares in the company, valued at $22,915,750. This trade represents a 10.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 25,403 shares of company stock worth $15,428,736 over the last three months. 0.09% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Mastercard Company Profile

Mastercard Incorporated is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses and governments. Its network supports electronic payments, including transactions made with Mastercard-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as digital payment methods. The company provides technology for authorizing, clearing and settling transactions. It also offers services related to cybersecurity, identity verification, data analytics, fraud prevention and payment consulting.