Summit Global Investments Has $12.29 Million Stock Position in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Summit Global Investments lifted its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 21,610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,795 shares during the quarter. Mastercard accounts for 0.7% of Summit Global Investments’ portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Summit Global Investments’ holdings in Mastercard were worth $12,292,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MA. Curio Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 22,400.0% in the second quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 225 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 309,192 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $175,872,000 after acquiring an additional 4,700 shares in the last quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. increased its stake in Mastercard by 88.9% in the third quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 15,335 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $8,723,000 after acquiring an additional 7,215 shares during the period. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Mastercard by 3,694.7% during the third quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 9,297 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,288,000 after purchasing an additional 9,052 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 1.2% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,475,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $44,098,695,000 after purchasing an additional 931,132 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings topped expectations — EPS beat, GDV and cross?border volumes were key drivers of topline and margin strength. Mastercard’s Q4 Earnings Beat on Strong GDV, Cross-Border Volume
• Positive Sentiment: Management laid out strategy beyond cards — investment in agentic commerce and stablecoins as alternative rails, signaling longer?term revenue opportunities from new payment rails and value?added services. Mastercard Leans Into Agentic Commerce and Stablecoins While Card Volumes Rise
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded MA to a stronger rating, adding buy?side momentum after the quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald upgrade via Zacks
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcripts and highlights are available for detail on guidance and metric cadence (useful for modeling but not a surprise to the market). Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Product mentions and card reviews (Forbes pieces) note Mastercard network adoption on new card products — relevant for network volume over time but not immediately market moving. MBNA True Line Mastercard Review
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard will reduce roughly 4% of its global workforce after a business review — could be read as cost discipline (positive for margins) but introduces execution and morale risks. Mastercard to lay off 4% of its global workforce, CFO says
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and sector?risk commentary: some analysts and commentators say MA looks expensive, and broader payments/consumer?spend headwinds or regulatory pressure could cap near?term upside. Mastercard stock is expensive, but Q4 earnings still warrant a buy
• Negative Sentiment: Investor note on sector risks highlights macro and regulatory uncertainties that could amplify volatility for payments leaders despite strong fundamentals. Investor Outlook: Mastercard earnings underscore sector risks

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on MA shares. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $631.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $640.00 to $660.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Macquarie increased their price target on Mastercard from $655.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $662.63.

Mastercard Stock Performance

MA stock opened at $543.66 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $488.21 billion, a PE ratio of 34.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $554.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $564.43. Mastercard Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $465.59 and a fifty-two week high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.55. Mastercard had a return on equity of 202.03% and a net margin of 45.28%.The company had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 billion. Analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This is a boost from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.25%.

Mastercard 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.