Channing Global Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Channing Global Advisors LLC cut its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 19.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,725 shares during the quarter. Mastercard makes up approximately 2.8% of Channing Global Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Channing Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $4,106,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pinion Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 0.8% in the second quarter. Pinion Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,276,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. KRS Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. KRS Capital Management LLC now owns 2,848 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Nvest Financial LLC boosted its stake in Mastercard by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 1,505 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $846,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 5.6% during the second quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 339 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $191,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 13.0% in the second quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 156 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings topped expectations — EPS beat, GDV and cross‑border volumes were key drivers of topline and margin strength. Mastercard’s Q4 Earnings Beat on Strong GDV, Cross-Border Volume
• Positive Sentiment: Management laid out strategy beyond cards — investment in agentic commerce and stablecoins as alternative rails, signaling longer‑term revenue opportunities from new payment rails and value‑added services. Mastercard Leans Into Agentic Commerce and Stablecoins While Card Volumes Rise
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded MA to a stronger rating, adding buy‑side momentum after the quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald upgrade via Zacks
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcripts and highlights are available for detail on guidance and metric cadence (useful for modeling but not a surprise to the market). Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Product mentions and card reviews (Forbes pieces) note Mastercard network adoption on new card products — relevant for network volume over time but not immediately market moving. MBNA True Line Mastercard Review
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard will reduce roughly 4% of its global workforce after a business review — could be read as cost discipline (positive for margins) but introduces execution and morale risks. Mastercard to lay off 4% of its global workforce, CFO says
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and sector‑risk commentary: some analysts and commentators say MA looks expensive, and broader payments/consumer‑spend headwinds or regulatory pressure could cap near‑term upside. Mastercard stock is expensive, but Q4 earnings still warrant a buy
• Negative Sentiment: Investor note on sector risks highlights macro and regulatory uncertainties that could amplify volatility for payments leaders despite strong fundamentals. Investor Outlook: Mastercard earnings underscore sector risks

Mastercard Trading Up 4.3%

MA opened at $543.66 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $488.21 billion, a PE ratio of 34.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.86. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $465.59 and a one year high of $601.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $554.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $564.43.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.55. Mastercard had a return on equity of 202.03% and a net margin of 45.28%.The company had revenue of $8.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 billion. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. This is an increase from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.25%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $690.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $665.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Monday, January 12th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $662.63.

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.