International Assets Investment Management LLC Buys 59,093 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 371.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 75,000 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 59,093 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $41,360,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MA. State Street Corp grew its position in Mastercard by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,964,305 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $18,984,867,000 after buying an additional 486,283 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in Mastercard by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,123,041 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,559,779,000 after buying an additional 480,725 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Mastercard by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,225,359 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,111,216,000 after buying an additional 42,871 shares during the period. Amundi raised its position in Mastercard by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 3,626,416 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,862,527,000 after buying an additional 199,424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in Mastercard by 17.8% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,666,018 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,831,763,000 after buying an additional 554,366 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mastercard Price Performance

Mastercard stock opened at $638.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $559.33 billion, a PE ratio of 33.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $464.52 and a 52 week high of $644.24. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $586.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $536.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.17 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $9.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.73% and a return on equity of 260.86%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.38 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MA has been the topic of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $667.00 to $726.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $696.00 to $742.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Mastercard from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $698.36.

Mastercard News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results exceeded expectations: Mastercard reported adjusted earnings of $5.31 per share versus the $5.17 consensus, while revenue rose 14% year over year to $9.81 billion, ahead of the $9.66 billion estimate. Net income increased 18% to approximately $4.6 billion. Reuters earnings article
• Positive Sentiment: Payment activity and services remained strong: Purchase volume rose 9%, cross-border volume increased 11%, and switched transactions grew 9% on a local-currency basis. Value-added services revenue advanced 19%, supported by fraud prevention, data and marketing offerings, while the adjusted operating margin reached 60.5%.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improved materially: TD Cowen, Wells Fargo, RBC, Barclays, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and Susquehanna all raised their price targets, with targets ranging from $700 to $750 and ratings including “buy,” “overweight” and “outperform.” Analysts also highlighted Mastercard’s potential in AI commerce, tokenized payments and stablecoins. Zacks earnings call article
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard continues expanding its payments ecosystem through partnerships involving Google Pay, pay-by-bank services, co-branded cards and agentic commerce. These initiatives could support long-term transaction growth, although their near-term financial contribution is uncertain.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face legal and financial risks. A proposed £5 billion UK collective lawsuit alleges Mastercard’s interchange fees harmed merchants. Separately, nine-month operating cash flow declined 6%, while buybacks and dividends exceeded operating cash flow and debt increased by roughly $4.9 billion. UK lawsuit article

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Sachin Mehra sold 3,266 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $584.00, for a total transaction of $1,907,344.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 36,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,403,600. This trade represents a 8.18% 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, insider Linda Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total transaction of $2,440,926.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 31,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,781,695.49. This trade represents a 12.07% 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 56,048 shares of company stock valued at $32,527,203. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Company 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.