Mastercard Incorporated $MA Position Raised by Waverly Advisors LLC

Waverly Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 19,431 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,547 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $9,980,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank OZK increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 3.5% during the second quarter. Bank OZK now owns 10,105 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,190,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares during the period. Carmignac Gestion increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 92.6% in the second quarter. Carmignac Gestion now owns 732,598 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $376,234,000 after buying an additional 352,128 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 28,985 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $14,887,000 after acquiring an additional 934 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter worth $144,170,000. Finally, MLG Wealth Management DBA Pine Grove Financial Group boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. MLG Wealth Management DBA Pine Grove Financial Group now owns 660 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $339,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched AI-commerce tools designed to help merchants and shopping agents discover products, personalize offers and complete transactions. The initiative positions Mastercard to participate in a potential shift toward agent-led online shopping and could support future payment volume and value-added-services growth. Mastercard Launches New AI Commerce Tools for Merchants and Shopping Agents
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard executives highlighted AI, data and brand-building as key tools for improving marketing effectiveness and customer engagement. This supports the company’s strategy of expanding beyond payment processing into higher-margin data and technology services. The Innovation Playbook
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard joined a World Bank initiative to expand digital payments in emerging markets. Greater acceptance and financial inclusion could create additional card issuance, transaction and cross-border payment opportunities over time. World Bank Pushes to Expand Emerging Market Digital Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding its ecosystem in the Middle East through Jaywan acceptance on Mastercard Gateway and a partnership with Banque du Liban to increase digital-payment acceptance among Lebanese small businesses and women entrepreneurs. These efforts support international volume growth and merchant penetration. noon payments enables Jaywan acceptance through Mastercard Gateway Mastercard and Banque du Liban collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard introduced its World Select premium card program in India for affluent consumers. The program could raise spending per cardholder and deepen relationships with premium issuers in a rapidly expanding payments market. Mastercard launches World Select in India
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard forecasts that one in ten consumers could use AI agents for online shopping within four years. The opportunity is significant, but adoption, transaction economics and how AI agents monetize payments remain uncertain. Mastercard AI-agent shopping forecast
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. Bank’s stablecoin pilot and moves by Marqeta and BVNK to place digital dollars on payment cards highlight growing competition from blockchain-based payment systems. Wider stablecoin use could pressure traditional card rails, although Mastercard may also benefit if it provides infrastructure for the emerging market. Stablecoins Are Coming For Payments

Mastercard Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE:MA opened at $568.07 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $497.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $561.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $522.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $464.52 and a 52 week high of $601.62.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $9.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.15 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th were issued a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is 19.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Michael Miebach sold 15,372 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $575.00, for a total transaction of $8,838,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 93,693 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,873,475. The trade was a 14.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Raj Seshadri sold 1,977 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $529.73, for a total transaction of $1,047,276.21. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,702,934.17. This represents a 10.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 74,623 shares of company stock worth $42,544,606. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MA. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $701.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wolfe Research increased their price target on Mastercard from $680.00 to $740.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Weiss Ratings raised Mastercard from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Mastercard from $642.00 to $696.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $640.00 to $660.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $666.64.

Mastercard Profile

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is a global technology company that operates a payments network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses. The company facilitates electronic payment transactions, including credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, by providing the infrastructure used to authorize, clear and settle transactions.

Mastercard’s products and services include its Mastercard-branded payment cards, digital payment tools, contactless payment technology and payment solutions for businesses and governments.