1,128 Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Acquired by XXI Wealth LLC

XXI Wealth LLC grew its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 45.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,630 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,128 shares during the quarter. XXI Wealth LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $2,002,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Foster Group Inc. raised its stake in Mastercard by 0.9% in the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 2,122 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,170,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Athena Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 3.8% in the second quarter. Athena Wealth Management LLC now owns 514 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Novem Group boosted its position in Mastercard by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Novem Group now owns 4,680 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,404,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. boosted its position in Mastercard by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. now owns 444 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AGH Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 733 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $366,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding its growth opportunity in business-to-business payments through an “agentic AI” strategy targeting the roughly $80 trillion B2B market. The initiative could support long-term transaction volume and value-added-services growth. Inside Mastercard’s Agentic AI Strategy For The $80 Trillion B2B Payments Market
• Positive Sentiment: UBS said payment tokenization could contribute a low-single-digit percentage to Mastercard’s medium-term revenue growth, while producing a low-to-mid-single-digit contribution to value-added-services growth. This reinforces the investment case for Mastercard’s security and digital-payments businesses. Visa and Mastercard tokenization fees could support revenue growth
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched a Stablecoin Security API that provides real-time risk scoring for fiat-to-stablecoin transactions. The platform could create additional enterprise revenue while positioning Mastercard as an intermediary in regulated digital-asset payments. Mastercard Introduced A Stablecoin Security API
• Positive Sentiment: New initiatives—including an AI assistant for cardholders, expanded fraud protection through First-Party Trust, and partnerships for contactless transit and premium co-branded cards—could improve customer engagement, fraud-related services, and payment volumes across international markets. Mastercard unveils AI assistant to help cardholders use benefits
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard is scheduled to report earnings next week. Analysts expect earnings growth and are highlighting the potential for a beat, but investors may remain cautious until management provides updated guidance on consumer spending, cross-border volumes, and operating expenses. MasterCard Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Payment-network stocks, including Mastercard, Visa, and American Express, have been slipping as investors reacted skeptically to American Express’s quarterly results despite a profit outlook improvement. The sector-wide move appears to be weighing on Mastercard independently of its company-specific announcements. American Express Falls Despite Q3 Beat; Visa and Mastercard Slip

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 370 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $590.21, for a total value of $218,377.70. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,861,559.77. This represents a 4.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sachin Mehra sold 3,266 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $584.00, for a total value of $1,907,344.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 36,650 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,403,600. This represents a 8.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 72,676 shares of company stock valued at $41,966,586. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of MA stock traded down $10.34 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $622.87. 2,697,264 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,076,390. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $581.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $539.49. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12-month low of $464.52 and a 12-month high of $633.29. The stock has a market cap of $545.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.26, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.76. 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 (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.08 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.15 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on MA shares. Loop Capital increased their target price on Mastercard from $631.00 to $647.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price target on Mastercard from $580.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Mastercard from $660.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Mastercard from $640.00 to $670.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $683.94.

About Mastercard

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.