Mastercard Incorporated $MA Holdings Lifted by Farther Finance Advisors LLC

Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 46.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 50,535 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,975 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $27,868,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,964,305 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $18,984,867,000 after buying an additional 486,283 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Mastercard by 10.4% during the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,123,041 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,559,779,000 after acquiring an additional 480,725 shares in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. increased its holdings in Mastercard by 861.6% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,072,210 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,324,743,000 after acquiring an additional 3,648,748 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Mastercard by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,225,359 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,111,216,000 after purchasing an additional 42,871 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in Mastercard by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,336,603 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,904,800,000 after purchasing an additional 249,932 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Sachin Mehra sold 3,266 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $584.00, for a total value of $1,907,344.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 36,650 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,403,600. The trade was a 8.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Linda Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total value of $2,440,926.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 31,179 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,781,695.49. This represents a 12.07% 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 67,618 shares of company stock valued at $38,854,630 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on MA shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut their price objective on Mastercard from $710.00 to $688.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Mastercard from $655.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial increased their price target on Mastercard from $554.00 to $633.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. President Capital raised their price target on Mastercard from $693.00 to $729.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Dbs Bank raised Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mastercard currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $680.00.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of Mastercard stock traded up $4.77 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $574.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,391,326 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,521,593. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $572.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $530.19. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $464.52 and a one year high of $601.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $503.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.76.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.77 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $9.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.08 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.34% and a return on equity of 239.99%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.15 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.9 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

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 paid a $0.87 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.14%.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Stablecoin opportunity: SoFi launched stablecoin settlement on Mastercard’s network and projects more than $25 billion in annual transaction volume, highlighting potential growth in Mastercard’s digital-asset infrastructure and transaction revenue. SoFi launches stablecoin card settlement on Mastercard
• Positive Sentiment: Broader payment-network expansion: Mastercard is expanding its collaboration with stc pay Bahrain to support digital payments for small businesses and will power Tamatem game web stores in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, adding new regional and online-payment use cases. Mastercard expands stc pay Bahrain collaboration Mastercard will power Tamatem game web stores
• Positive Sentiment: Product innovation: Mastercard is promoting offline payments during power and network outages and developing ways for consumers to use AI shopping agents, initiatives that could strengthen payment resilience and support future commerce volumes. Mastercard offline payments in Europe Mastercard AI agent payments
• Positive Sentiment: Upcoming earnings catalyst: Mastercard will report third-quarter 2026 results on October 29. The announcement gives investors a defined near-term catalyst, particularly after the company’s recent history of exceeding earnings expectations. Mastercard third-quarter 2026 earnings call
• Neutral Sentiment: Autonomous Research maintained an Outperform rating while making only a minor adjustment to its price target, leaving the broader analyst view supportive but providing little new valuation upside. Autonomous Research adjusts Mastercard price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard is opening a second Dublin office, signaling continued investment in its Irish operations, though the financial impact is likely limited near term. Mastercard expands Dublin operations
• Negative Sentiment: Cybersecurity concerns among small and midsize businesses could slow digital-payment adoption, while investors remain focused on competition from stablecoins, fintechs and other payment technologies. Commentary also notes that MA has been relatively flat despite earnings beats, reflecting valuation and disruption worries. Cyber fears threaten SME growth What will it take to get Mastercard moving again

About Mastercard

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 the authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payment transactions, while generally not issuing cards or extending credit itself. Its network supports payments made in stores, online and through mobile devices.

Mastercard’s products and services include consumer and commercial payment cards, digital payment solutions, payment processing, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, identity verification, data and analytics, and open banking tools.