Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Stock Rating Lowered by Seaport Res Ptn

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) was downgraded by investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mastercard’s Q1 2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $4.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.41 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.96 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.09 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on MA. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $572.00 to $584.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Mastercard from $593.00 to $580.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Mastercard from $591.00 to $588.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Mastercard from $590.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on Mastercard from $496.00 to $532.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $566.63.

Mastercard Trading Up 2.6 %

MA stock opened at $522.41 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36. The company has a market cap of $479.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.52, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $524.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $493.23. Mastercard has a 52 week low of $425.48 and a 52 week high of $537.70.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The credit services provider reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.73 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $7.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.27 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 178.27% and a net margin of 45.26%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.39 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Mastercard will post 14.47 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, December 17th that allows the company to repurchase $12.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit services provider to reacquire up to 2.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Trading of Mastercard

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,155,000. Charles Lim Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Mastercard in the second quarter worth $68,380,000. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Mastercard by 6.5% in the second quarter. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC now owns 867 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Mastercard by 9.0% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 245,305 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $108,219,000 after buying an additional 20,162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 6.5% during the second quarter. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co now owns 32,803 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $14,471,000 after acquiring an additional 2,016 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mastercard Company Profile

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions.