Triglav Investments D.O.O. Has $13.07 Million Stock Position in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Triglav Investments D.O.O. reduced its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 29.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,164 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 10,680 shares during the period. Mastercard accounts for approximately 0.9% of Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $13,073,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 58,662 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,311,000 after buying an additional 2,648 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 2.6% during the first quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 123,417 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $61,667,000 after acquiring an additional 3,160 shares during the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 1.8% in the first quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 12,445 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,218,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. Global Assets Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 16.0% in the first quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 2,589 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,294,000 after acquiring an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 0.7% in the first quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 9,894 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,943,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on MA shares. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $605.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $679.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Mastercard from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on Mastercard in a report on Wednesday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $640.00 price target for the company. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $653.78.

Mastercard Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Mastercard stock opened at $526.14 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $464.89 billion, a PE ratio of 30.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.73. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $464.52 and a 52 week high of $601.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $499.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $517.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The company had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.26 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.73 EPS. Mastercard’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is presently 20.14%.

Mastercard News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barclays upgraded Mastercard to strong-buy, adding to the bullish analyst backdrop and reinforcing confidence in the company’s long-term growth outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M), a platform designed to enable secure AI-agent and machine-to-machine payments, which could open a new growth avenue in emerging digital commerce. Mastercard (MA) Launches AP4M To Bring AI Agent Payments Onchain
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard and VEON announced a partnership to expand financial services across several markets, highlighting continued international expansion and transaction-network growth potential. VEON (VEON), Mastercard (MA) Partner to Expand Financial Services
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts still expect strong fundamentals, and recent commentary emphasized Mastercard’s resilient operations and earnings-growth forecasts, which helped support the stock despite technical weakness.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard will report second-quarter 2026 results on July 30, keeping investors focused on payment-volume trends, margins, and whether growth can justify the valuation. Mastercard Incorporated to Host Conference Call on Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider sale of 200 shares was disclosed, but it was a small pre-planned transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, so it is not a major signal by itself.
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s move below its 200-day moving average may be weighing on sentiment, as traders often view that level as a key technical support point.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader concerns around stablecoin competition, regulatory fee pressure, and alternative payment rails could pressure legacy card-network stocks like Mastercard and Visa.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Sandra A. Arkell sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $540.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 3,322 shares in the company, valued at $1,793,880. This represents a 5.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Raj Seshadri sold 1,977 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $529.73, for a total transaction of $1,047,276.21. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 16,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,702,934.17. The trade was a 10.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 7,005 shares of company stock valued at $3,689,976 over the last ninety days. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.