SVB Wealth LLC Decreases Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

SVB Wealth LLC trimmed its position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 46.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,691 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 5,753 shares during the period. SVB Wealth LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $3,343,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,897,854 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,612,087,000 after purchasing an additional 466,514 shares during the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its stake in Mastercard by 53,535.0% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 72,597,097 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $41,444,231,000 after buying an additional 72,461,743 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Mastercard by 2.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,580,374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $20,807,283,000 after buying an additional 997,536 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 20,686,605 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,773,153,000 after buying an additional 349,369 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 17,964,658 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $10,256,368,000 after buying an additional 759,584 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Price Performance

MA stock opened at $484.31 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $427.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.03, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.74. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $601.77. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $498.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $521.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.88% and a return on equity of 212.96%. The business 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 company posted $3.73 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 20.14%.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding into agentic AI payments with its new “Agent Pay” initiative, which is designed to verify and secure machine-to-machine transactions and could help position the company for the next wave of digital commerce. Mastercard CMO Jill Kramer on How ‘Agent Pay’ Secures AI Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: The company is also pushing deeper into cross-border commerce and fraud prevention, including a strategic partnership with JD.com, reinforcing its growth narrative in global payments. How Mastercard (MA) Is Pushing Deeper Into Cross-Border Commerce and Agentic Payments
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• Neutral Sentiment: Recent media coverage about Mastercard’s marketing strategy, including a sharp reduction in traditional ad spending, appears more focused on brand evolution than on a direct near-term earnings catalyst. Traditional advertising is dead, says the marketer who cut Mastercard’s ad budget by 70%
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term weakness in the shares reflects a modest decline versus the broader market, with investors likely balancing the stock’s premium valuation against its steady growth prospects. MasterCard (MA) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on MA shares. Tigress Financial raised their target price on Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial set a $609.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Mastercard from $670.00 to $665.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $656.08.

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.