Providence First Trust Co Sells 3,347 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Providence First Trust Co trimmed its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 72.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,265 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 3,347 shares during the quarter. Providence First Trust Co’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $722,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 250.0% in the 3rd quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 56 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Tacita Capital Inc raised its holdings in Mastercard by 50.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Mastercard by 54.1% in the 4th quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Dagco Inc. raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 200.0% during the fourth quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 66 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in Mastercard in the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of MA stock opened at $497.17 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $443.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.77, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $506.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $535.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Mastercard Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $480.50 and a fifty-two week high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.73 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is 20.14%.

Mastercard News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target (to $679) and reiterated an Overweight rating, signaling continued analyst confidence in Mastercard’s longer‑term growth despite recent market noise. Morgan Stanley Raises Mastercard (MA) Target; Raymond James Flags Near-Term Headwinds
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding its digital‑asset and on‑chain payment capabilities (BVNK acquisition, partnerships with MoonPay, Rain, KuCoin) — a revenue/volume tail that could lift payment-related fees and open new rails for programs and tokenized payments. Mastercard Deepens Digital Asset Push With Stablecoin And AI Payment Rails
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard took a strategic stake in Astrada’s $3.8M seed round, signaling direct investment in the data layer for “autonomous finance” and closer ties to fintech innovation that could feed future products and merchant services. Astrada Raises Seed Round to Build the Data Layer for Autonomous Finance
• Positive Sentiment: Rain’s expansion of a stablecoin card network with Mastercard shows growing partner adoption for stablecoin‑linked consumer payment options — reinforces Mastercard’s push into crypto payment rails. Rain expands stablecoin card network with Mastercard partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Buy-side commentary (24/7 Wall St.) highlights Mastercard as a top pick after a Q1 beat and a favorable longer‑term thesis, supporting potential upside if results and growth catalysts persist. Mastercard Is One Of Our Top Picks After Q1 Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary on agentic commerce and B2B late payments shows Mastercard is building infrastructure and product responses (AI agents, B2B payment controls), which are strategic positives but gradual revenue levers. Mastercard Targets the Hidden Cost of Late B2B Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Fundamental writeups (Seeking Alpha) reiterate strong ROE, margin profile and diversification into high‑margin services — supportive but already reflected to some extent in consensus multiples. Mastercard And Its Real Value
• Negative Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada trimmed its price target to $629, reflecting more cautious near‑term expectations which can pressure sentiment and limit upside. Royal Bank Of Canada Cuts Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Price Target to $629.00
• Negative Sentiment: Raymond James flagged near‑term headwinds (travel/cross‑border and macro sensitivity noted in analyst commentary), contributing to today’s weaker trading as investors mark risk to near‑term growth. Morgan Stanley Raises Mastercard (MA) Target; Raymond James Flags Near-Term Headwinds

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on MA. Citigroup cut their target price on Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Dbs Bank raised Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure raised their price target on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $657.07.

About Mastercard

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.