King Luther Capital Management Corp Has $96.71 Million Stock Position in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

King Luther Capital Management Corp raised its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 1.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 170,013 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,853 shares during the quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $96,705,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MA. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Mastercard in the second quarter worth $29,000. Robbins Farley lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% in the third quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 54 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Tacita Capital Inc lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% in the third quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 45.2% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 61 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. 97.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on shares of Mastercard from $707.00 to $631.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Mastercard from $668.00 to $671.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $669.27.

Mastercard Price Performance

Mastercard stock opened at $527.97 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $552.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $562.32. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $465.59 and a one year high of $601.77. The company has a market capitalization of $474.11 billion, a PE ratio of 31.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

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 firm 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.82 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is presently 21.07%.

Key Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cloudflare + Mastercard launch a cybersecurity platform aimed at small businesses — expands Mastercard’s merchant value-added services (new recurring revenue opportunity; strengthens SME stickiness). Cloudflare and Mastercard launch cybersecurity platform for small businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Ericsson and Mastercard link platforms to speed cross-border money movement — partnership targets high-volume mobile and telco rails, potentially increasing processed volume and fees. Mastercard and Ericsson Team to Help Bolster Money Movement
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard rolls out agentic commerce pilots (India and with banks) enabling AI agents to transact — positions MA to capture future payments volume from AI-driven purchases. Mastercard and Visa enlist banks for agentic payment pilots
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard signals readiness to roll out AI-enabled payments and other AI features — supports long-term product differentiation and higher-margin services. Mastercard is ready to roll out AI payments
• Positive Sentiment: Regional growth: partnership with Grameenphone in Bangladesh and a new fleet solutions portfolio in APAC extend Mastercard’s merchant reach and vertical product sales. Grameenphone and Mastercard partner to unlock new possibilities in digital lifestyle Mastercard Launches Portfolio of Fleet Solutions in Asia Pacific
• Positive Sentiment: Exploratory blockchain work with BlackRock on the XRP Ledger signals strategic diversification into tokenized rails and custody/institutional flows. BlackRock and Mastercard Explore XRP Ledger Integration
• Neutral Sentiment: ESG/community initiatives (Inclusion Hub for autistic Australians; music program in Manchester) support brand and regulatory goodwill but are unlikely to drive near-term revenue. Mastercard unveils Inclusion Hub New Mastercard programme aims to break barriers for young Mancunians in music
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary (Zacks pieces) reiterates Mastercard’s deep moat and industry positioning despite margin pressure from tech spend — supports investor confidence but is not new company-specific news. Payments Power Play: MA or AXP
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/competitive risk: UK and some banks are exploring national payment alternatives to Visa/Mastercard — could pressure long-term interchange volumes in certain markets. UK looking at Visa and Mastercard alternatives Visa and Mastercard on red alert

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.