Natixis Advisors LLC Has $400.94 Million Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 704,878 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 28,112 shares during the period. Mastercard makes up 0.6% of Natixis Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.08% of Mastercard worth $400,942,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund grew its position in Mastercard by 2.0% during the third quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 165,647 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $94,222,000 after buying an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP raised its holdings in Mastercard by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 599,112 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $340,781,000 after acquiring an additional 12,236 shares in the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 2,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,384,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $61,275,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 843,009 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $479,512,000 after purchasing an additional 151,534 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Down 0.5%

MA opened at $521.82 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $465.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.59, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $539.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $557.37. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $465.59 and a twelve month high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $8.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $3.82 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

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%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MA has been the topic of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $739.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Evercore set a $610.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday, December 12th. Truist Financial set a $611.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $670.61.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard expanded its partnership with SoFi to enable SoFiUSD stablecoin settlements across Mastercard’s global payments network — a move that could accelerate cross‑border and B2B settlement use cases and support fees from new rails. Mastercard’s Stablecoin Moment: SoFiUSD Gets Global Settlement Rails
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment is supportive: Bank of America/other firms have highlighted card networks as defensive growth plays and some firms have raised price targets or maintain Buy ratings, giving upside to valuation expectations. BofA sees card networks as safest bets Mastercard Receives Consensus ‘Buy’
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate / partnership PR — a Mastercard executive was appointed to Delivering Good’s board (non‑financial/CSR news). Useful for reputation but unlikely to move fundamentals. Delivering Good Welcomes Three New Board Members
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry positioning: coverage of Mastercard trialing autonomous payment/AI agents and engaging with standards work — signals ongoing product innovation; timing and monetization remain uncertain. Mastercard, DBS and UOB trial autonomous payment AI agent Visa, Mastercard jockey to set agentic standards
• Negative Sentiment: Risk theme — analysts and stories are raising the prospect that AI shopping agents could reduce the role of card networks in commerce, a structural threat that could pressure long‑term growth assumptions. Are Visa and Mastercard vulnerable to AI shopping agents?
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/competitive concern — coverage arguing Europe needs a payments system independent of Visa/Mastercard highlights potential policy/headwinds that could limit market access or pricing power in key regions. Why Europe needs a payment system independent of Mastercard and Visa
• Negative Sentiment: Negative media spotlight — high‑profile commentators have advised caution on trading Mastercard, which can amplify short‑term selling pressure despite underlying fundamentals. Cramer’s Stop Trading: Mastercard

Mastercard Company 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.