Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA Acquires 1,021 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA boosted its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 0.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 146,153 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,021 shares during the period. Mastercard comprises about 4.7% of Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $73,027,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MA. Sageworth Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,009,000. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 13,568 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,779,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. PCB Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. PCB Capital LLC now owns 2,071 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,035,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Stenger Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Stenger Family Office LLC now owns 7,054 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,525,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richmond Investment Services LLC boosted its position in Mastercard by 22.9% during the 1st quarter. Richmond Investment Services LLC now owns 661 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Mastercard

In related news, insider Sandra A. Arkell sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $540.00, for a total value of $108,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 3,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,793,880. This represents a 5.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Raj Seshadri sold 1,977 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $529.73, for a total transaction of $1,047,276.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,702,934.17. This represents a 10.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,005 shares of company stock worth $3,689,976. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of MA stock opened at $519.91 on Thursday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12-month low of $464.52 and a 12-month high of $601.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $459.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $499.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $517.82.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.41 by $0.19. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.73 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.61 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 20.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Mastercard from $660.00 to $680.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Monday, June 29th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $597.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Mastercard from $671.00 to $664.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $653.78.

Key Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard expanded its Click to Pay offering with stc pay Bahrain, which could support longer-term transaction growth by making online checkout faster and more secure through tokenization, biometric authentication, and passkeys. stc pay Bahrain adds Mastercard Click to Pay for online checkout
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on MA: TD Cowen and Robert W. Baird both reiterated bullish ratings and raised price targets, signaling expectations for upside from current levels. Mastercard price target changes
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard said it will release second-quarter 2026 results on July 30, which keeps attention on fundamentals and could become a catalyst if results show strong payment-volume growth and profitability. Mastercard Incorporated to Host Conference Call on Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider disclosed a small pre-planned sale of 200 shares under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transaction is not especially meaningful on its own, but it adds a slightly cautious tone. SEC insider filing
• Negative Sentiment: Broader commentary on the payments sector highlighted regulatory fee pressure, stablecoin competition, and alternative payment rails, which could weigh on sentiment toward Mastercard and other legacy card networks. Mastercard stock reference

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.