Metis Global Partners LLC Reduces Stock Position in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Metis Global Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 5.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 55,600 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 3,366 shares during the quarter. Mastercard makes up approximately 0.8% of Metis Global Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $31,741,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MA. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,897,854 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $45,612,087,000 after acquiring an additional 466,514 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,580,374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $20,807,283,000 after acquiring an additional 997,536 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 20,686,605 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $11,773,153,000 after acquiring an additional 349,369 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 17,964,658 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $10,256,368,000 after acquiring an additional 759,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $6,705,708,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mastercard Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of MA stock opened at $489.19 on Thursday. 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 Incorporated has a 1 year low of $464.52 and a 1 year high of $601.77. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $499.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $524.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $432.24 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.74.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly 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. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The company had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.26 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.73 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched a service that lets AI agents complete payments with each other, positioning the company to benefit from emerging “agentic commerce” and new transaction volume if AI-driven shopping takes off. Mastercard Enables AI Agents to Pay Each Other
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard partnered on Mi Clip in Mexico, expanding digital payments infrastructure and supporting adoption among consumers and merchants in a growing market. Can Mastercard Benefit From the Launch of Mi Clip Wallet?
• Positive Sentiment: Clip’s launch of the Mi Clip digital wallet ecosystem, supported by Mastercard, underscores continued growth opportunities in digital payments and financial inclusion. Clip Launches Mi Clip, a Digital Wallet Ecosystem, by Partnering with Ant International, Mastercard and Televisa-Univision
• Positive Sentiment: A new Mastercard-related payment initiative in cross-border banking suggests the company remains active in expanding its network utility and enterprise payment offerings. Backbase Taps Mastercard to Simplify Cross-Border Payments for Banks
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard appeared in conference/transcript coverage and broader commentary about its operations and strategy, but these items do not add a major new catalyst by themselves. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Presents at RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Technology Conference 2026 Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval to Mastercard’s $38 billion swipe-fee settlement with merchants, which removes legal uncertainty but also highlights the scale of the long-running fee dispute and potential cost burden. US judge OKs Visa, Mastercard $38 billion swipe fee settlement
• Negative Sentiment: The House passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act, which could increase scrutiny and compliance requirements around government payment processing and indirectly affect Mastercard’s public-sector payment partnerships. Congress Vote: The House has passed H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. 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. Tigress Financial boosted their price target on Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Mastercard from $670.00 to $665.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $656.04.

Mastercard Company 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.