Gotham Asset Management LLC Raises Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 56,553 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,148 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $32,168,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MA. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Mastercard by 1.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,431,340 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,181,341,000 after acquiring an additional 955,533 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 55,868.1% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,421,148 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,541,880,000 after acquiring an additional 13,397,168 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,725,317,000. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in Mastercard by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 10,347,834 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,885,944,000 after purchasing an additional 629,941 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in Mastercard by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,806,887 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,303,015,000 after purchasing an additional 235,403 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mastercard Stock Performance

NYSE:MA opened at $507.64 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $531.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $553.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market cap of $452.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.73, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.83. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1-year low of $465.59 and a 1-year high of $601.77.

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

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

MA has been the topic of several research reports. Evercore set a $610.00 price objective on Mastercard in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Macquarie Infrastructure upped their target price on Mastercard from $660.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Truist Financial set a $611.00 price target on Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on Mastercard from $707.00 to $631.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Mastercard presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $670.83.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TRON joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program — expands Mastercard’s on‑chain payments ecosystem and signals growing crypto-to-fiat rails that could drive new transaction volume and fees. TRON Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard added Borderless.xyz to its Crypto Partner Programme — another onboarding of crypto infrastructure players that broadens on‑chain payment options and partnerships. Mastercard adds Borderless.xyz to crypto partner programme
• Positive Sentiment: Cloudflare partnership on cybersecurity (Recorded Future / RiskRecon integration) — strengthens product offerings to small businesses and critical infrastructure, reducing partner risk and expanding enterprise/security revenue channels. This reinforces recent messaging that Mastercard is pushing beyond payments into security and data services. Cloudflare (NET), Mastercard (MA) Partner to Expand Cyber Defense for Small Businesses and Critical Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: New AI product rollouts — Mastercard’s Virtual C-Suite (agentic AI for small businesses) and an AI-powered travel concierge with MakeMyTrip showcase revenue diversification into AI-enabled services that could increase take-rates and data monetization. Mastercard (MA) Introduces Virtual C-Suite to Provide Small Businesses with Executive-Level Insights Mastercard, MakeMyTrip join forces to launch AI-powered travel concierge
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/bullish coverage continues — a recent upgrade to Buy at Wall Street Zen and bullish write‑ups (Investomine summary / coverage pieces) keep sentiment supportive and may underpin demand as investors expect mid‑single digit EPS growth tailwinds from cross‑border volumes and value‑added services. Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Raised to Buy at Wall Street Zen
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry context and comparisons — pieces comparing PayPal, Visa and Mastercard highlight sector competition and differing growth drivers; these are background for investors but don’t change Mastercard’s near‑term narrative. PayPal vs. MasterCard: Which Fintech Stock Offers Greater Upside Now?

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.