Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Sells 18,817 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lowered its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 55.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,066 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 18,817 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $8,601,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hardy Reed LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 5,187 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,961,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 84.1% in the fourth quarter. Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd now owns 4,558 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,602,000 after buying an additional 2,082 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings in Mastercard by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 206 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $118,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new position in Mastercard in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,816,000. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 23.4% during the 4th quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd now owns 17,703 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $10,126,000 after acquiring an additional 3,354 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on MA shares. Weiss Ratings lowered Mastercard from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Evercore reissued a “negative” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Dbs Bank upgraded Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $609.00 price objective on Mastercard in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $656.00.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard highlighted a new Merchant Trust Services initiative designed to help banks and payment companies identify legitimate merchants and reduce scam activity, which could strengthen its fraud-prevention value proposition and deepen ties with issuers and merchants. Mastercard Intros Strategy to Ferret Out Scam Merchants
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard and JD.com expanded their partnership to improve cross-border payments infrastructure and payment experiences for travelers in China, a sign of continued international growth opportunities and stronger network usage. Mastercard, JD.com team up to expand payments infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard was recognized by the Organization of American States and The Trust for the Americas with the 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award, reinforcing its brand and social-impact profile. The Trust for the Americas and the Organization of American States Present the 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award to Mastercard
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard presented at J.P. Morgan’s technology, media and communications conference, which usually reinforces management’s strategic messaging but did not include a major new financial catalyst in the provided details. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Presents at J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: BDO and Mastercard marked 20 years of remittance and OFW-serving partnership in the Philippines, underscoring steady international business relationships. BDO, Mastercard mark 20 years of remittance partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed Mastercard as a strong payments network versus Visa and noted ongoing cross-border and issuer-related opportunities, but these were more commentary than fresh catalysts. Visa vs Mastercard. The Numbers Just Told Us Which Network Is Pulling Away
• Negative Sentiment: Truist reportedly lowered its price target on Mastercard, which can weigh on sentiment by signaling more limited upside from current levels. Truist Lowers PT on Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway said it is exiting its Mastercard position as part of a broader portfolio overhaul, a headline that may pressure the stock despite not changing Mastercard’s underlying operations. Berkshire Hathaway Overhauls Portfolio Under Greg Abel As Valuation Signals Undervaluation

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of Mastercard stock opened at $499.32 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $441.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.90, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $502.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $530.50. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $480.50 and a 52 week high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The company had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.73 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.