Q1 Earnings Forecast for Mastercard Issued By Zacks Research

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2028 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mastercard in a report released on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $6.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $6.02. The consensus estimate for Mastercard’s current full-year earnings is $19.84 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mastercard’s Q2 2028 earnings at $6.27 EPS.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.77 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.08 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 46.34% and a return on equity of 239.99%. Mastercard’s revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.15 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $640.00 to $660.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $640.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Mastercard from $554.00 to $633.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Mastercard from $660.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $701.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $661.93.

Mastercard Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of Mastercard stock opened at $563.01 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $493.20 billion, a PE ratio of 30.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.71. Mastercard has a 52-week low of $464.52 and a 52-week high of $601.77. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $531.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $516.78.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th were paid a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 19.14%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick sold 4,280 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.31, for a total value of $2,440,926.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 31,179 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,781,695.49. This trade represents a 12.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Raj Seshadri sold 4,828 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $525.00, for a total transaction of $2,534,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 16,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,625,225. This trade represents a 22.71% decrease in their position. 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 sold 62,913 shares of company stock valued at $35,769,036 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mastercard

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MA. Robinswood Financial LLC bought a new position in Mastercard in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Mastercard by 820.0% during the 4th quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 46 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Hyposwiss Advisors SA purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, First Pacific Financial lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 113.8% in the 1st quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 62 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.