Tema ETFs LLC Has $8.77 Million Stock Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Tema ETFs LLC grew its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 7.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,084 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,203 shares during the quarter. Tema ETFs LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $8,774,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew 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 last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth $6,705,708,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in Mastercard by 861.6% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,072,210 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,324,743,000 after acquiring an additional 3,648,748 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 2.8% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,580,374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $20,807,283,000 after acquiring an additional 997,536 shares during the period. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the fourth quarter valued at about $497,311,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on MA. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Mastercard from $640.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Barclays upped their price target on Mastercard from $640.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on Mastercard from $650.00 to $695.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $661.93.

Mastercard Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE MA opened at $561.16 on Wednesday. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $601.77. The stock has a market cap of $491.58 billion, a PE ratio of 30.87, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $525.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $515.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.08 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.15 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.81 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th were given a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 19.14%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Raj Seshadri sold 4,828 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $525.00, for a total value of $2,534,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,625,225. This represents a 22.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total transaction of $2,440,926.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 31,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,781,695.49. The trade was a 12.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 62,913 shares of company stock valued at $35,769,036 in the last ninety days. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Services growth strengthens Mastercard’s diversification: Revenue from cybersecurity, authentication and customer-engagement products increased 20%, roughly twice the growth rate of its traditional payment-network business. The result suggests Mastercard is successfully expanding beyond transaction processing into higher-value services. Mastercard Stock Rises as Services Revenue Jumps 20%
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst raises 2027 EPS forecast: Erste Group Bank increased its Mastercard FY2027 earnings-per-share estimate to $23.03 from $22.85. The revision adds to the bullish earnings narrative, although the new estimate remains above the broader current-year consensus of $19.81.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader stablecoin and digital-payment strategy: Mastercard is working to build infrastructure supporting stablecoin transactions, potentially creating future payment volume and reinforcing its relevance as digital currencies become more widely used. How Mastercard is boosting stablecoin infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: New UAE partnership expands network usage: Mastercard and Botim are launching an all-in-one payment card in the UAE, providing another channel for payment volume and customer acquisition in a strategically important region. Botim, Mastercard launch all-in-one payment card in UAE
• Positive Sentiment: PayPal and Synchrony financing reaches Mastercard’s network: Special financing for PayPal Credit Card customers is now available online and in stores wherever Mastercard is accepted, which could increase transaction activity across the network. Synchrony and PayPal Bring Special Financing to Entire Mastercard Network
• Neutral Sentiment: Regional leadership transition: Mastercard appointed Yasemin Bedir as president for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The move may support regional execution, but its near-term financial impact is unclear. Mastercard announces new lead for EEMEA region
• Negative Sentiment: Emerging competition in agent payments: Cloudflare is developing programmable wallets and payment controls for AI agents, potentially competing for future identity, authorization and settlement activity that Mastercard hopes to capture. Cloudflare Wants to Control the Identity and Money Layer for Agent Commerce

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.