Benjamin Edwards Inc. Has $70.18 Million Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Benjamin Edwards Inc. lessened its position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 122,878 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 2,023 shares during the quarter. Mastercard accounts for approximately 0.8% of Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $70,175,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 250.0% during the 3rd quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 56 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Tacita Capital Inc lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Dagco Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 200.0% during the 4th quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 66 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 627.3% during the 4th quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 80 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Trading Down 1.4%

MA stock opened at $495.78 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $442.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.01, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $480.50 and a twelve month high of $601.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The business has a fifty day moving average of $506.73 and a 200-day moving average of $536.24.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.73 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.52 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 21.07%.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat expectations — Mastercard reported stronger-than-expected revenue and EPS, with revenue up ~16% YoY and margin/ROE remaining robust; that underpins the company’s earnings momentum. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: MoonPay will issue a virtual Mastercard debit card to let AI agents and users spend stablecoins anywhere Mastercard is accepted — expands crypto-to-fiat flows across the Mastercard network and creates incremental payment volume. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and product wins (Stripe integration, Wizard, Wells Fargo B2B efforts) reinforce Mastercard’s push into agentic commerce, tokenization and B2B card adoption — supports medium-term volume and fee growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary highlights secular upside — analysts’ average price targets imply material upside and some firms have raised FY estimates, signaling continued analyst confidence in long-term growth. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcripts are available for deeper read?throughs on guidance and segment trends — useful for investors assessing sustainability of cross?border and value?added services growth. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada trimmed its price target from $656 to $629 (still Outperform) — a downgrade in the target can prompt short-term selling even if the rating remains positive. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Susquehanna modestly lowered its target (from $670 to $665) — another target adjustment that may increase near-term volatility despite a positive stance. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: several outlets note the stock fell despite earnings — suggests investor focus on valuation, buyback timing, margin pressure from rising expenses, or simply profit?taking after recent gains. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on MA. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $605.00 price objective for the company. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $657.07.

Mastercard Company Profile

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.