Natixis Advisors LLC Has $400.94 Million Stock Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 704,878 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 28,112 shares during the quarter. Mastercard comprises 0.6% of Natixis Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $400,942,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund increased its position in Mastercard by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 165,647 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $94,222,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 2.1% during the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 599,112 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $340,781,000 after purchasing an additional 12,236 shares in the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 5.7% during the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 2,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,384,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the third quarter valued at approximately $61,275,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 21.9% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 843,009 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $479,512,000 after purchasing an additional 151,534 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard expanded its partnership with SoFi to enable SoFiUSD stablecoin settlements across Mastercard’s global payments network — a move that could accelerate cross‑border and B2B settlement use cases and support fees from new rails. Mastercard’s Stablecoin Moment: SoFiUSD Gets Global Settlement Rails
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment is supportive: Bank of America/other firms have highlighted card networks as defensive growth plays and some firms have raised price targets or maintain Buy ratings, giving upside to valuation expectations. BofA sees card networks as safest bets Mastercard Receives Consensus ‘Buy’
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate / partnership PR — a Mastercard executive was appointed to Delivering Good’s board (non‑financial/CSR news). Useful for reputation but unlikely to move fundamentals. Delivering Good Welcomes Three New Board Members
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry positioning: coverage of Mastercard trialing autonomous payment/AI agents and engaging with standards work — signals ongoing product innovation; timing and monetization remain uncertain. Mastercard, DBS and UOB trial autonomous payment AI agent Visa, Mastercard jockey to set agentic standards
• Negative Sentiment: Risk theme — analysts and stories are raising the prospect that AI shopping agents could reduce the role of card networks in commerce, a structural threat that could pressure long‑term growth assumptions. Are Visa and Mastercard vulnerable to AI shopping agents?
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/competitive concern — coverage arguing Europe needs a payments system independent of Visa/Mastercard highlights potential policy/headwinds that could limit market access or pricing power in key regions. Why Europe needs a payment system independent of Mastercard and Visa
• Negative Sentiment: Negative media spotlight — high‑profile commentators have advised caution on trading Mastercard, which can amplify short‑term selling pressure despite underlying fundamentals. Cramer’s Stop Trading: Mastercard

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on MA shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Compass Point upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $620.00 to $735.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $656.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $739.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Mastercard currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $670.61.

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of Mastercard stock opened at $521.82 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $539.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $557.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $465.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.59, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.83. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $465.59 and a 52 week high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.52. Mastercard had a return on equity of 203.92% and a net margin of 45.65%.The business had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.82 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio 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.