Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Insider J. Mehra Sachin Sells 7,444 Shares of Stock

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) insider J. Mehra Sachin sold 7,444 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $577.13, for a total transaction of $4,296,155.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 40,916 shares in the company, valued at $23,613,851.08. This represents a 15.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

J. Mehra Sachin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 20th, J. Mehra Sachin sold 1,000 shares of Mastercard stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $572.07, for a total value of $572,070.00.
• On Wednesday, August 5th, J. Mehra Sachin sold 3,000 shares of Mastercard stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $571.87, for a total transaction of $1,715,610.00.

Mastercard Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE MA opened at $574.33 on Friday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12 month low of $464.52 and a 12 month high of $601.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $503.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.72. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $536.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $517.63.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.27. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.34% and a return on equity of 239.99%. The company had revenue of $9.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.15 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th were given a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.14%.

Institutional Trading of Mastercard

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MA. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 139,844 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $70,089,000 after purchasing an additional 9,504 shares during the last quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan increased its position in Mastercard by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 65,414 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $37,344,000 after purchasing an additional 3,768 shares in the last quarter. Marble Wealth LLC bought a new position in Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,328,000. Charles Lim Capital Ltd bought a new position in Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $15,699,000. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in Mastercard by 5.4% in the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 28,205 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $14,093,000 after buying an additional 1,434 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is participating in the Agentic Payments Alliance with Rain, Visa and other industry players. The group aims to establish standards for AI agents that can conduct purchases, potentially creating new transaction volumes and strengthening Mastercard’s role in emerging digital payments. Rain forms agentic payments alliance with Visa, Mastercard and other players
• Positive Sentiment: Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach discussed how Mastercard is preparing for a future in which AI agents shop on behalf of consumers. The strategy could help the company capture payments from a rapidly developing technology trend. How Mastercard CEO is preparing for a world where AI agents do the shopping
• Positive Sentiment: A recent investor analysis highlighted Mastercard’s stable growth outlook, supported by expanding payment volume, cross-border transactions and strong profitability. Stable Growth Trajectory Positions Mastercard for Strong Returns
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard appointed Yasemin Bedir as president of its Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The leadership change could support regional expansion, but its near-term financial impact is unclear. Mastercard appoints Yasemin Bedir as EEMEA president
• Negative Sentiment: Insider J. Mehra Sachin sold 8,444 shares for approximately $4.87 million across August 19–20. Although the sales reduced his holdings, the use of a pre-arranged trading plan makes them a weaker bearish signal than discretionary selling. Mastercard insider trading filing

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Mastercard from $640.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $629.00 to $642.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Mastercard from $664.00 to $667.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of Mastercard from $665.00 to $685.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $670.00 to $665.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $661.93.

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.