Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 20.8% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 27,916 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,809 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $13,948,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Mastercard by 42.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,824 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,594,000 after buying an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 2,548 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 947 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 35.8% during the 2nd quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 677,204 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $380,548,000 after acquiring an additional 178,387 shares during the period. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $431,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on MA shares. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Mastercard from $590.00 to $561.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $631.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $700.00 target price on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $656.08.

Mastercard Stock Up 1.3%

NYSE MA opened at $494.20 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $497.88 and its 200 day moving average is $520.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12 month low of $464.52 and a 12 month high of $601.77. The stock has a market cap of $436.66 billion, a PE ratio of 28.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.74.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.88% and a return on equity of 212.96%. The company’s revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.73 EPS. Research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

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

Mastercard News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard announced a new partnership with SAIT to expand cybersecurity training for small businesses, non-profits, and social enterprises in Western Canada, reinforcing its brand and community investment while potentially supporting future digital payment adoption. Article: New SAIT and Mastercard partnership targets cybersecurity gaps facing Canada’s small businesses and non-profits
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard continues to be viewed as a high-margin, long-runway payments leader, with articles highlighting its recurring toll-like revenue model and durable position in the global payments duopoly. Article: Mastercard vs. PayPal: Which Financial Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is also expanding digital B2B payments through a new HSBC mobile virtual card solution, which could help deepen transaction volume in a growing enterprise payments segment. Article: HSBC and Mastercard accelerate growth of digital B2B payments with launch of mobile virtual card solution
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing Mastercard with Visa and PayPal generally reinforces that Mastercard remains a strong business, but these pieces were more comparative than catalyst-driven and do not point to a major near-term change in fundamentals. Article: Mastercard vs. Visa: What Comparing Revenue Trends Tells Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard’s “Agent Pay” push and broader AI-commerce messaging suggest continued product innovation, but the immediate financial impact is still unclear. Article: Mastercard CMO Jill Kramer unveils ‘Agent Pay’ to secure AI commerce
• Negative Sentiment: Fresh EU pressure tied to digital euro plans could increase competitive and regulatory risk for Mastercard in Europe if policymakers favor public or European payment alternatives. Article: Mastercard (MA) Faces Fresh EU Pressure As Digital Euro Plans Advance

Mastercard 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.