Mastercard Incorporated $MA Stock Holdings Lifted by Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd

Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd boosted its position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 9.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 380,960 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,670 shares during the quarter. Mastercard makes up approximately 6.7% of Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $217,482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Mastercard in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Robbins Farley boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% during the third quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 54 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Tacita Capital Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% during the third quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 250.0% in the third quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 56 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sagard Holdings Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the second quarter worth about $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reduced their price target on Mastercard from $707.00 to $631.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Mastercard from $665.00 to $678.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group set a $610.00 price target on Mastercard and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Mastercard presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $667.88.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BNP Paribas upgraded MA to Outperform with a $600 price target, reinforcing upside expectations from analysts and giving short-term support to the stock. BNP Paribas Upgrades Mastercard
• Positive Sentiment: Research/coverage notes highlight Mastercard’s evolving crypto strategy (stablecoin work, BVNK acquisition) and cluster of high analyst targets, which could boost long-term growth expectations if execution continues. Mastercard Narrative Evolving With Crypto Moves
• Neutral Sentiment: FT/Reuters report says Mastercard is exploring a sale of the real-time payments unit it bought from Nets in 2019 — a portfolio move that could unlock cash/value but also signals strategic reshaping that investors will scrutinize. Mastercard Explores Sale of Payments Unit
• Neutral Sentiment: A valuation check piece notes that share momentum has cooled versus strong profitability metrics (large revenue/net income base), keeping the debate active between growth fundamentals and near-term momentum. Mastercard Valuation Check
• Negative Sentiment: The FTC has sent warnings to major payment processors (including Mastercard) about denying customers access to services for political/religious views — raising regulatory/compliance risk and potential reputational/legal costs. FTC Issues Warnings to Payment Processors
• Negative Sentiment: Expansion of the European Payments Initiative (Wero) as a regional alternative to Mastercard/Visa is being promoted by banks concerned about U.S. policy risks — a developing competitive threat for European volumes/fees. European Payments Initiative CEO Says Trump Fears Are Boosting Its Appeal

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $500.52 on Friday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $465.59 and a 1 year high of $601.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $446.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.83. The company’s 50-day moving average is $521.11 and its 200 day moving average is $548.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

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

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 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, April 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.07%.

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.