789 Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Sold by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 0.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 184,501 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 789 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $101,747,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 5.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,434 shares in the last quarter. Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Mastercard by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC now owns 141,828 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $72,843,000 after buying an additional 3,006 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,656,528 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $850,004,000 after purchasing an additional 82,793 shares during the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 50.1% during the 1st quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 14,003 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,996,000 after purchasing an additional 4,675 shares during the period. Finally, Rockland Trust Co. raised its stake in Mastercard by 6.2% during the third quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 81,392 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $44,885,000 after acquiring an additional 4,751 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mastercard

In other news, CFO Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total value of $2,676,540.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,165,000. This represents a 10.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Linda Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total transaction of $2,440,926.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 31,179 shares in the company, valued at $17,781,695.49. This trade represents a 12.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 56,048 shares of company stock valued at $32,527,203 over the last 90 days. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Mastercard Stock Up 0.4%

Mastercard stock opened at $638.50 on Friday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1-year low of $464.52 and a 1-year high of $644.24. The stock has a market cap of $559.33 billion, a PE ratio of 33.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $586.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $536.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.17 by $0.14. Mastercard had a return on equity of 260.86% and a net margin of 46.73%. The company had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.38 earnings per share. Mastercard’s revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 18.20%.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results exceeded expectations: Mastercard reported adjusted earnings of $5.31 per share versus the $5.17 consensus, while revenue rose 14% year over year to $9.81 billion, ahead of the $9.66 billion estimate. Net income increased 18% to approximately $4.6 billion. Reuters earnings article
• Positive Sentiment: Payment activity and services remained strong: Purchase volume rose 9%, cross-border volume increased 11%, and switched transactions grew 9% on a local-currency basis. Value-added services revenue advanced 19%, supported by fraud prevention, data and marketing offerings, while the adjusted operating margin reached 60.5%.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improved materially: TD Cowen, Wells Fargo, RBC, Barclays, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and Susquehanna all raised their price targets, with targets ranging from $700 to $750 and ratings including “buy,” “overweight” and “outperform.” Analysts also highlighted Mastercard’s potential in AI commerce, tokenized payments and stablecoins. Zacks earnings call article
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard continues expanding its payments ecosystem through partnerships involving Google Pay, pay-by-bank services, co-branded cards and agentic commerce. These initiatives could support long-term transaction growth, although their near-term financial contribution is uncertain.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face legal and financial risks. A proposed £5 billion UK collective lawsuit alleges Mastercard’s interchange fees harmed merchants. Separately, nine-month operating cash flow declined 6%, while buybacks and dividends exceeded operating cash flow and debt increased by roughly $4.9 billion. UK lawsuit article

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on MA. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on Mastercard from $650.00 to $695.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $701.00 target price (up from $674.00) on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Dbs Bank upgraded Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $710.00 to $688.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Finally, President Capital upped their target price on shares of Mastercard from $693.00 to $729.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $698.36.

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.