Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Newly Acquired by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 263,486 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $145,305,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of MA. Stevens Capital Partners grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Stevens Capital Partners now owns 2,602 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,435,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 11.5% in the 3rd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 7,931 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,374,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 52,028 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $28,692,000 after acquiring an additional 11,583 shares during the period. Grandfield & Dodd LLC boosted its position in Mastercard by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC now owns 9,053 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,992,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Investment Partners LTD. purchased a new stake in Mastercard during the 3rd quarter worth $246,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mastercard

In other Mastercard news, insider Linda Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total transaction of $2,440,926.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 31,179 shares in the company, valued at $17,781,695.49. The trade was a 12.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 transaction of $218,377.70. Following the sale, the director owned 8,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,861,559.77. The trade was a 4.30% 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 56,048 shares of company stock worth $32,527,203. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results exceeded expectations: Mastercard reported adjusted earnings of $5.31 per share versus the $5.17 consensus, while revenue rose 14% year over year to $9.81 billion, ahead of the $9.66 billion estimate. Net income increased 18% to approximately $4.6 billion. Reuters earnings article
• Positive Sentiment: Payment activity and services remained strong: Purchase volume rose 9%, cross-border volume increased 11%, and switched transactions grew 9% on a local-currency basis. Value-added services revenue advanced 19%, supported by fraud prevention, data and marketing offerings, while the adjusted operating margin reached 60.5%.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improved materially: TD Cowen, Wells Fargo, RBC, Barclays, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and Susquehanna all raised their price targets, with targets ranging from $700 to $750 and ratings including “buy,” “overweight” and “outperform.” Analysts also highlighted Mastercard’s potential in AI commerce, tokenized payments and stablecoins. Zacks earnings call article
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard continues expanding its payments ecosystem through partnerships involving Google Pay, pay-by-bank services, co-branded cards and agentic commerce. These initiatives could support long-term transaction growth, although their near-term financial contribution is uncertain.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face legal and financial risks. A proposed £5 billion UK collective lawsuit alleges Mastercard’s interchange fees harmed merchants. Separately, nine-month operating cash flow declined 6%, while buybacks and dividends exceeded operating cash flow and debt increased by roughly $4.9 billion. UK lawsuit article

Mastercard Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Mastercard stock opened at $638.50 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29. The firm has a market cap of $559.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $464.52 and a fifty-two week high of $644.24. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $586.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $536.21.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.17 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 260.86% and a net margin of 46.73%. Mastercard’s quarterly revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.38 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen increased their target price on Mastercard from $667.00 to $726.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Susquehanna raised their target price on Mastercard from $665.00 to $740.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday. Dbs Bank upgraded Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $668.00 to $731.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $631.00 to $647.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $698.36.

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 electronic payments and provides technology that supports transactions conducted through credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment products.

In addition to operating its payments network, Mastercard offers services in areas such as payment security, fraud prevention, authentication, cybersecurity, data and analytics, loyalty programs, digital identity and open banking.