Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Newly Bought by Capstone Capital Management Ltd

Capstone Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,772 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $977,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Innova Wealth Partners boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 18.3% in the third quarter. Innova Wealth Partners now owns 983 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. increased its holdings in Mastercard by 1.6% during the third quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 2,993 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,651,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Mastercard by 52.3% during the third quarter. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 667 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $368,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Mastercard during the third quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,480 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $816,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mastercard Stock Performance

MA opened at $620.62 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $578.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $537.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $543.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.14, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1-year low of $464.52 and a 1-year high of $624.29.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.27. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.34% and a return on equity of 239.99%. The firm had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.08 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.15 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.14%.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard introduced Stablecoin Security, an API that combines payment and blockchain intelligence to assess fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds move on-chain. The tool could reduce compliance barriers for banks and create new risk-management revenue opportunities as stablecoin payments expand. Mastercard introduces risk intelligence to enable more secure stablecoin payments
• Positive Sentiment: The company also launched a Global Money Platform integrating stablecoins with traditional currencies. The initiative positions Mastercard to capture cross-border payment volume as financial institutions adopt blockchain-based settlement. Mastercard expands stablecoin reach with new money platform
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard unveiled an AI-powered Agent Detection Score to identify transactions initiated by software rather than people. The product may help manage fraud, authorization and liability risks as autonomous shopping agents become more prevalent. Mastercard unveiled an AI Agent Detection Score
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships involving digital payments, business software and emerging markets—including Moovn in East Africa, BankIslami in Pakistan and Extend—could support longer-term transaction growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: Chief Financial Officer Ling Hai sold 4,317 shares worth approximately $2.7 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction reduces ownership but is less informative than discretionary insider selling.
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s valuation is elevated at roughly 34 times earnings, leaving limited room for execution disappointments. Investors will likely expect continued strong growth after the company’s latest quarterly revenue increased 14.1% and earnings exceeded estimates.

Insider Activity at Mastercard

In other Mastercard news, insider Linda Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total value of $2,440,926.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 31,179 shares in the company, valued at $17,781,695.49. This represents a 12.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sachin Mehra sold 3,266 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $584.00, for a total transaction of $1,907,344.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 36,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,403,600. This trade represents a 8.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 72,676 shares of company stock worth $41,966,586 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on MA. Clear Str upgraded Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Mastercard from $679.00 to $681.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Barclays raised their price objective on Mastercard from $640.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group raised their price objective on Mastercard from $640.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Mastercard from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $682.66.

Mastercard Company Profile

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.