Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Sold by Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc

Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc cut its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,023 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,035 shares during the period. Mastercard accounts for approximately 3.2% of Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $6,831,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MA. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Mastercard in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Robbins Farley grew its position in Mastercard by 50.0% in the third quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 54 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 45.2% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 61 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on MA shares. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $665.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Mastercard from $668.00 to $671.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $739.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Mastercard from $690.00 to $700.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $669.18.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded MA to “outperform” and set a $610 price target, giving a clear near‑term upside catalyst that supports the stock’s medium-term valuation. Daiwa upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard rolled out agentic AI tools aimed at automating merchant and partner workflows — a product push that could expand services revenue and stickiness over time. Mastercard offers agentic AI tools
• Positive Sentiment: New fleet-management solutions launched in Asia‑Pacific (Mastercard Fleet: Next Gen) broaden addressable market in payments + data for commercial fleets — incremental revenue opportunity in a large vertical. Mastercard Debuts Fleet Management Tools in Asia Pacific
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships in the Middle East: a tie-up with Riyadh Air to enhance travel payments/experiences and collaboration with the UAE Cyber Security Council to boost national cyber resilience — these expand regional footprint and enterprise sales opportunities. Riyadh Air partnership UAE Cyber Security Council partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ post‑earnings commentary highlights strong EPS beat and revenue growth; while supportive, market reaction may already price in much of the beat, leaving limited immediate upside. Analysts post-earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets note MA as a trending stock; heightened retail attention can increase volatility but is not a directional fundamental change. Zacks trending piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller commercial wins (e.g., Dah Sing multi‑currency Mastercard debit card) and industry comparisons (FIS vs. MA) are incremental and unlikely to move the stock materially on their own. Dah Sing launch FIS comparison

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $551.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $495.68 billion, a PE ratio of 33.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.83. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1-year low of $465.59 and a 1-year high of $601.77. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $555.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $564.32.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.52. The company had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.65% and a return on equity of 203.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.82 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. This is a positive change from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.07%.

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.