Martingale Asset Management L P Reduces Stock Position in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Martingale Asset Management L P lessened its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 65,293 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 5,282 shares during the quarter. Mastercard comprises about 0.9% of Martingale Asset Management L P’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Martingale Asset Management L P’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $37,139,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vulcan Value Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 6.5% in the third quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC now owns 466,222 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $265,233,000 after acquiring an additional 28,331 shares during the last quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC increased its stake in Mastercard by 153.6% during the third quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,856 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,625,000 after acquiring an additional 1,730 shares during the last quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. raised its position in Mastercard by 1.5% in the third quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 309,192 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $175,872,000 after purchasing an additional 4,700 shares during the period. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. raised its position in Mastercard by 88.9% in the third quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 15,335 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $8,723,000 after purchasing an additional 7,215 shares during the period. Finally, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 3,694.7% in the 3rd quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 9,297 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,288,000 after purchasing an additional 9,052 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched a global Crypto Partner Program with ~85 crypto and payments firms (Binance, Circle, PayPal, Gemini, etc.), aiming to connect on‑chain assets to its card network—this accelerates potential new transaction volume and positioning in digital assets. Mastercard launches crypto partner program with 85 companies to reshape global payments
• Positive Sentiment: MA introduced a Virtual C‑Suite starting with an AI‑powered Virtual CFO for small businesses, a product that could drive subscription or platform revenue and deepen merchant/client data monetization. Mastercard’s Virtual C-Suite Brings AI-Powered CFO to Small Firms
• Positive Sentiment: Partnership with Ericsson aims to simplify global digital money movement for telcos, fintechs and banks—helpful for scaling access in underbanked markets and expanding transaction rails. Ericsson and Mastercard Enhance Global Digital Money Movement and Accelerate Digital Financial Inclusion
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard rolled out the Mastercard Global Commerce Suite for Small Businesses in APAC to simplify cross‑border payments for SMEs—could increase transaction volumes among growing merchants. Mastercard Simplifies Cross-Border Payments for Asia Pacific SMEs
• Positive Sentiment: Brazilian fintech Barte selected Mastercard’s risk intelligence via Oscilar for fraud and compliance—an example of banks/fintechs adopting Mastercard services beyond core processing. Barte Selects Oscilar’s AI-Native Risk Decisioning Platform to Transform Fraud and Compliance Operations
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and “trending stock” pieces (Zacks/Yahoo) are driving investor attention; they summarize fundamentals and analyst expectations but contain no new company disclosures. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative analysis pieces (e.g., Visa vs Mastercard) may influence flows by arguing relative valuation or growth tradeoffs, but they don’t change MA’s fundamentals directly. Visa Vs. Mastercard: Which Payment Giant Is The Better Buy Today?
• Neutral Sentiment: Customer perks like the Asia Gourmet Circle (Mastercard Collection) support card retention/brand but have limited near‑term revenue impact. The Mastercard Collection: Savor the Extraordinary with Mastercard’s Asia Gourmet Circle Program
• Negative Sentiment: Opinion pieces on “agentic commerce” and AI agents highlight governance and regulatory risk as AI agents transact under delegated authority—this raises potential compliance and policy risk for payment networks enabling such flows. Europe’s Agentic commerce shift: Why AI agents are set to become economic actors

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of MA stock opened at $497.01 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $534.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $555.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $443.23 billion, a PE ratio of 30.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $465.59 and a 52 week high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $8.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 203.92% and a net margin of 45.65%.The company’s revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.82 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America started coverage on Mastercard in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price target for the company. Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target 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. Finally, Truist Financial set a $611.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $670.61.

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.