Wrapmanager Inc. Sells 1,162 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Wrapmanager Inc. reduced its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 24.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,553 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,162 shares during the quarter. Wrapmanager Inc.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $2,021,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of MA. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 55,868.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,421,148 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,541,880,000 after buying an additional 13,397,168 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Mastercard in the 2nd quarter valued at $6,725,317,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Mastercard by 25.6% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,372,404 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,580,909,000 after acquiring an additional 1,299,977 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 1.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,431,340 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,181,341,000 after purchasing an additional 955,533 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,760,552 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $11,062,509,000 after purchasing an additional 542,841 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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: Partnership with Cloudflare to build tools for small businesses and strengthen cybersecurity for payments — expands Mastercard’s product set and go-to-market on digital/risk solutions. Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) Enters into Strategic Partnership with Mastercard Incorporated
• Positive Sentiment: New partnership with Ericsson to integrate Mastercard Move with Ericsson’s fintech platform to expand mobile financial services in emerging markets — supports revenue diversification and financial inclusion initiatives. Mastercard and Ericsson Partner to Expand Global Digital Payment Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Open finance win: Truist is using Mastercard’s open finance APIs for its open banking platform, replacing credential-sharing with tokenized API connections — a meaningful commercial reference for Mastercard’s enterprise platform sales. Mastercard (MA) Strengthens Banking Ties, Maintains Dividends
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/peer commentary: Erste Group raised expectations for Mastercard’s earnings, offering incremental support to fundamentals amid the headlines. Erste Group Bank Forecasts Increased Earnings for Mastercard
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/trust activity: Mastercard volunteer programs teaching seniors digital banking bolster long-term user adoption and brand trust but are unlikely to move near-term earnings. Mastercard: From App Shy to Scamwise, These Seniors Are Learning To Bank Digitally and Safely
• Negative Sentiment: Citrini Research scenario warns AI “agentic commerce” could route transactions around card rails and push payments to low-fee stablecoin rails, threatening interchange margins — this speculative but high-impact thesis sparked investor concern. Visa, Mastercard, AmEx could be gutted by AI ‘agentic commerce’ threat, Citrini Research warns — but retail traders unfazed by selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Follow-up analysis models AI agents and stablecoins bypassing interchange economics — amplifies the narrative that long-term fee pools could shrink, pressuring multiples for card networks. Mastercard In Crosshairs: Citrini Models AI Agents Bypassing Interchange As Stablecoins Threaten Card Economics
• Negative Sentiment: Broad market reaction: a dystopian AI scenario report prompted a selloff across payments and software names, dragging Mastercard along as investors reprice AI-related regulatory and business-model risk. Dystopian AI report sinks payment and software stocks

Mastercard Price Performance

MA opened at $495.06 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $441.50 billion, a PE ratio of 29.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business’s 50-day moving average is $549.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $561.18. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $465.59 and a 1 year high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.52. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.65% and a return on equity of 203.92%. The business had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.82 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.07%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. HSBC raised shares of Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Mastercard from $665.00 to $678.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Mastercard has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $669.27.

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.