Mastercard Incorporated $MA Stock Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. cut its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 13.1% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 825,975 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 124,144 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $455,500,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MA. State Street Corp raised its stake in Mastercard by 1.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,964,305 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $18,984,867,000 after purchasing an additional 486,283 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Mastercard by 10.4% during the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,123,041 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,559,779,000 after buying an additional 480,725 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Mastercard by 1.0% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,225,359 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,111,216,000 after buying an additional 42,871 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in Mastercard by 5.8% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 3,626,416 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,862,527,000 after buying an additional 199,424 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Mastercard by 17.8% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,666,018 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,831,763,000 after buying an additional 554,366 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE MA opened at $620.62 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $624.29. The company has a market cap of $543.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s fifty day moving average is $578.27 and its 200 day moving average is $537.01.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.77 by $0.27. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%. The business had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.15 EPS. Mastercard’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.14%.

Insider Activity at Mastercard

In related news, CEO Michael Miebach sold 15,372 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $575.00, for a total value of $8,838,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 93,693 shares in the company, valued at $53,873,475. This trade represents a 14.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Linda Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total transaction of $2,440,926.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 31,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,781,695.49. This trade represents a 12.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,676 shares of company stock valued at $41,966,586. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard introduced its Global Money Platform, which integrates stablecoins with traditional currencies to support cross-border payments. The initiative could expand transaction volumes and create new opportunities among banks, businesses and fintech customers. Mastercard expands stablecoin reach with new money platform
• Positive Sentiment: The company launched Stablecoin Security, an API that combines payment and blockchain intelligence to screen for fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds move on-chain. The tool may reduce institutional concerns about stablecoins while creating additional security and risk-management revenue opportunities. Mastercard introduces risk intelligence to enable more secure stablecoin payments
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard also unveiled an AI-powered Agent Detection Score to identify transactions initiated by software rather than humans. The product positions the network to manage fraud and trust risks as autonomous shopping agents become more widespread. Mastercard unveiled an AI Agent Detection Score
• Positive Sentiment: New and expanded partnerships, including initiatives with Moovn, BankIslami, Extend and Finsei, broaden Mastercard’s digital-payment, business-software and regional payment reach. These efforts could support long-term payment volume growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares valued at approximately $2.7 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction may weigh modestly on sentiment, but its scheduled nature limits its usefulness as a signal about Mastercard’s outlook. Mastercard CFO insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: With MA near a record level and valued at roughly 34 times earnings, expectations remain elevated. The stock may require continued strong revenue growth and earnings beats to sustain further gains.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on MA shares. Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $550.00 to $620.00 in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Mastercard from $642.00 to $696.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Clear Str upgraded Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Mastercard from $660.00 to $710.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Mastercard from $640.00 to $670.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $682.66.

Mastercard Company Profile

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses. The company facilitates electronic payments and provides technology that supports transactions conducted through credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment products.

In addition to operating its payments network, Mastercard offers services in areas such as payment security, fraud prevention, authentication, cybersecurity, data and analytics, loyalty programs, digital identity and open banking.