Mastercard Incorporated $MA Stock Bought by Profund Advisors LLC

Profund Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 11.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,931 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 821 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $4,374,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. Robinswood Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mastercard in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 58.7% during the 3rd quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 73 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. Premier Financial Group bought a new position in Mastercard during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC grew its position in Mastercard by 102.6% during the 2nd quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 79 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard News Summary

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Sachin Mehra sold 7,444 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $577.13, for a total value of $4,296,155.72. Following the sale, the insider owned 40,916 shares in the company, valued at $23,613,851.08. The trade was a 15.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Julius Genachowski sold 371 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Friday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $585.01, for a total transaction of $217,038.71. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,607 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,035,181.07. This trade represents a 4.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 56,048 shares of company stock valued at $32,527,203. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Mastercard Stock Up 0.4%

NYSE MA opened at $638.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $559.33 billion, a PE ratio of 33.39, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $464.52 and a 1 year high of $644.24. The business’s 50-day moving average is $586.79 and its 200 day moving average is $536.21.

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

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Wolfe Research lifted their price target on Mastercard from $680.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on Mastercard from $650.00 to $695.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Mastercard from $680.00 to $713.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $710.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $698.36.

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.