Mastercard Incorporated $MA Stock Sold by Telos Capital Management Inc.

Telos Capital Management Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 3.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,730 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 927 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $12,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Genesis Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,697 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $936,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 1.9% during the third quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,563 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. QTR Family Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 4.3% in the third quarter. QTR Family Wealth LLC now owns 1,274 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $703,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Platform Technology Partners increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 0.9% in the third quarter. Platform Technology Partners now owns 3,930 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,167,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 25.0% in the third quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 160 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mastercard news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 371 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Friday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $585.01, for a total transaction of $217,038.71. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,035,181.07. The trade was a 4.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,318 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $642.43, for a total transaction of $2,774,012.74. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,966,872.50. This trade represents a 10.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Insiders have sold 25,403 shares of company stock worth $15,428,736 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on MA. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on Mastercard from $580.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $632.00 target price (up from $609.00) on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday, July 31st. Evercore boosted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $550.00 to $620.00 in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Clear Str raised shares of Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $725.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $704.00.

Mastercard Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of MA stock opened at $655.61 on Friday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $464.52 and a 1 year high of $681.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $591.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $538.51. The company has a market cap of $574.32 billion, a PE ratio of 34.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.78.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.17 by $0.14. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.73% and a return on equity of 260.86%. The company had revenue of $9.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.38 earnings per share. Mastercard’s quarterly revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.20%.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target to $735 and maintained a Buy rating. Other firms have set targets as high as $765 following Q3, reflecting optimism about Mastercard’s outlook. Truist target increase Analyst price targets after Q3
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals remain strong: Mastercard reported Q3 revenue of $9.81 billion, up 14% year over year, and EPS of $5.31, beating analyst estimates for both measures. Mastercard earnings and company information
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard is participating in firmly’s $15 million funding round for a platform that helps merchants connect with AI agents and other digital commerce channels. The investment aligns with its agentic-commerce strategy, but the near-term financial contribution is uncertain. firmly funding and agentic commerce
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation may be weighing on the stock after its roughly 19% monthly rise to a 52-week high. A recent analysis says much of the rally came from investors assigning a higher earnings multiple, while Wall Street estimates barely changed after the report—raising the risk that expectations have run ahead of forecast growth. Valuation and earnings estimates analysis
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares in a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 transaction. Such planned sales are less indicative of a new view on the business, but insider selling can add to near-term caution. CFO share sale details

Mastercard Profile

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.