SVB Wealth LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

SVB Wealth LLC lowered its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 46.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,691 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 5,753 shares during the quarter. SVB Wealth LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $3,343,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its stake in Mastercard by 53,535.0% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 72,597,097 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $41,444,231,000 after buying an additional 72,461,743 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 4th quarter worth $6,705,708,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 861.6% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,580,374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $20,807,283,000 after acquiring an additional 997,536 shares during the period. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the fourth quarter worth about $497,311,000. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial set a $609.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Susquehanna cut their target price on Mastercard from $670.00 to $665.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $679.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Mastercard from $656.00 to $629.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Mastercard from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mastercard has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $656.08.

Mastercard Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of MA opened at $484.31 on Tuesday. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $601.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $427.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.03, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $498.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $521.18.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.88% and a return on equity of 212.96%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.73 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be given 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 is Thursday, July 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is presently 20.14%.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding into agentic AI payments with its new “Agent Pay” initiative, which is designed to verify and secure machine-to-machine transactions and could help position the company for the next wave of digital commerce. Mastercard CMO Jill Kramer on How ‘Agent Pay’ Secures AI Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: The company is also pushing deeper into cross-border commerce and fraud prevention, including a strategic partnership with JD.com, reinforcing its growth narrative in global payments. How Mastercard (MA) Is Pushing Deeper Into Cross-Border Commerce and Agentic Payments
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• Neutral Sentiment: Recent media coverage about Mastercard’s marketing strategy, including a sharp reduction in traditional ad spending, appears more focused on brand evolution than on a direct near-term earnings catalyst. Traditional advertising is dead, says the marketer who cut Mastercard’s ad budget by 70%
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term weakness in the shares reflects a modest decline versus the broader market, with investors likely balancing the stock’s premium valuation against its steady growth prospects. MasterCard (MA) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

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.