Mastercard Incorporated $MA Stock Position Reduced by Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. reduced its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 113,079 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 2,941 shares during the quarter. Mastercard accounts for 0.8% of Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $62,360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. Fundsmith LLP bought a new position in shares of Mastercard in the second quarter worth $639,458,000. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 147.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 1,682,183 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $863,969,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001,671 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 295.8% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 860,011 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $441,702,000 after purchasing an additional 642,724 shares during the period. SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the first quarter valued at $293,574,000. Finally, Soroban Capital Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 30.5% during the first quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 2,464,499 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,231,412,000 after purchasing an additional 575,412 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $622.28 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $579.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $537.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $545.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.23, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $464.52 and a 1 year high of $624.66.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.77 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.08 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.15 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.14%.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched its Global Money Platform with BVNK, enabling businesses to hold, convert and spend stablecoins alongside traditional currencies. The platform could create additional cross-border payment volume and strengthen Mastercard’s position as digital assets become integrated with mainstream commerce. Mastercard BVNK stablecoin platform
• Positive Sentiment: The company introduced Stablecoin Security, an API that screens transactions for fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds move on-chain. The product may reduce banks’ compliance concerns and provide Mastercard with a new risk-management revenue stream while supporting broader stablecoin adoption. Mastercard stablecoin security
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is opening developer APIs and demonstrating agent-pay capabilities that allow AI software to make multiple merchant payments within an approved budget. The initiative positions the network to capture emerging autonomous-commerce transactions and builds on the company’s data and AI capabilities. Mastercard AI agent payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and financial commentators view Mastercard as a high-quality compounder that may still be reasonably valued: shares trade at about 33.4 times earnings versus a recent 12-quarter average of 34.8 times. However, comparative value coverage of Corpay and Mastercard suggests investors are weighing MA’s stronger growth and margins against its higher valuation. Is the market underpricing Mastercard
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares worth approximately $2.7 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The scheduled nature of the transaction limits its significance, but it remains a modest negative sentiment factor while the stock trades near record levels.
• Negative Sentiment: With MA valued at roughly 33 times earnings and near its 52-week high, expectations remain elevated. Investors will likely require continued strong execution after the latest quarter’s 14.1% revenue growth and earnings beat to justify further multiple expansion.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 371 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $585.01, for a total transaction of $217,038.71. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,035,181.07. The trade was a 4.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total transaction of $2,676,540.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 35,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,165,000. This trade represents a 10.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 72,676 shares of company stock valued at $41,966,586 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Mastercard from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their target price on shares of Mastercard from $710.00 to $688.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Daiwa Securities Group raised their target price on shares of Mastercard from $580.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research boosted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $680.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $682.66.

About Mastercard

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.