Nepsis Inc. Cuts Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Nepsis Inc. lessened its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 27,450 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 4,188 shares during the quarter. Mastercard accounts for 5.0% of Nepsis Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Nepsis Inc.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $15,614,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 42.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,824 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,594,000 after buying an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 107.3% during the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 481 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $264,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Modern Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 26.9% in the first quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,331 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,278,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 14.9% in the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 386 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Tigress Financial raised their target price on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Mastercard from $638.00 to $630.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $713.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Mastercard from $669.00 to $660.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Compass Point set a $620.00 price target on Mastercard and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $657.48.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors rotated back into payments: Zacks notes MA is up ~7.6% over the past month as money flows out of AI trades into steady-growth payment networks, supporting demand for the stock. Mastercard Up 7.6% in a Month
• Positive Sentiment: New co‑brand card rollout: a Citi AAdvantage Globe Mastercard promotion (large bonus + credits) highlights ongoing card partnerships and product-level drivers of new accounts and spend. Such offers can boost TPV and interchange over time. Citi AAdvantage Globe Mastercard review
• Positive Sentiment: Non‑payment services are a growing revenue stream: reporting on how Visa and Mastercard expanded into data, risk services and tokenization underscores diversification beyond interchange, which supports margins and long‑term growth. How nonpayments became big business
• Neutral Sentiment: Commerce media and AI positioning: Mastercard’s commerce‑media strategy and comments about AI agents doing the buying point to new addressable markets, but monetization timelines remain unclear. Mastercard’s commerce media boss on AI agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed: recent pieces highlight MA as a strong growth name, but broker notes and reiterations (e.g., Monness Hold $525 vs. KBW Buy) show differing targets — this can mute volatility as investors await clearer catalysts. InsiderMonkey analyst roundup
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple Card issuer change: reports that Chase will take over Apple Card issuance introduce potential shifts in co‑brand and network arrangements; impact on MA’s fees/volumes is uncertain and worth monitoring. Apple Card moving to Chase
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal headwinds: a proposed Visa/Mastercard settlement that could change checkout experiences for shoppers may bring restrictions, remediation costs or revenue impacts if merchant rules or fee structures are altered. That raises downside risk to interchange and business model assumptions. Proposed Visa, Mastercard settlement

Mastercard Trading Down 0.8%

Mastercard stock opened at $575.63 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $557.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $566.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $516.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.81, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $465.59 and a 52 week high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.31 by $0.07. Mastercard had a return on equity of 202.03% and a net margin of 45.28%.The firm had revenue of $8.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.89 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This is a boost from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.44%.

Mastercard Company Profile

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.