Talon Private Wealth LLC Invests $574,000 in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Talon Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,117 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $574,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 49,444.6% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 637,466,453 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $327,402,770,000 after acquiring an additional 636,179,801 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 53,535.0% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 72,597,097 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $41,444,231,000 after purchasing an additional 72,461,743 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Mastercard in the fourth quarter worth approximately $6,705,708,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 861.6% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,072,210 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,324,743,000 after buying an additional 3,648,748 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fundsmith LLP bought a new stake in Mastercard during the second quarter valued at approximately $639,458,000. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard Price Performance

MA stock opened at $569.83 on Friday. 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $563.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $523.15. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $464.52 and a one year high of $601.62. The company has a market capitalization of $499.17 billion, a PE ratio of 31.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.74.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.77 by $0.27. Mastercard had a return on equity of 239.99% and a net margin of 46.34%.The firm had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.15 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th were issued 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 19.14%.

Key Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Digital-wallet expansion: Mastercard launched Wallet Pay, designed to connect regional wallets to its global network and support payments through NFC, QR codes and online channels. Mastercard estimates digital-wallet users could exceed 6 billion by 2030, creating potential for additional cross-border transaction volume. Mastercard launches Wallet Pay
• Positive Sentiment: AI-commerce opportunity: New tools are intended to help merchants connect with AI shopping agents and accept transactions across emerging agentic-commerce channels. Mastercard also partnered with Flowcart to enable payments inside social-messaging conversations, initially in Kenya and with planned expansion across several African markets. Mastercard AI shopping announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Security investments support adoption: Mastercard is working with Visa and Ant International on a “Know Your Agent” framework to identify and verify AI agents before they make purchases. Its AI Garage and a preview of biometric payments with Google Pay further highlight efforts to reduce fraud and replace less-secure SMS authentication. AI agent trust framework
• Positive Sentiment: Additional market expansion: Partnerships with City Union Bank in India, Busha in Nigeria and IPO-bound Paramotor broaden Mastercard’s reach in unified credentials, digital-asset transfers and payment infrastructure. City Union Bank partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: The initiatives are strategically positive, but Mastercard and Flowcart did not disclose expected payment volumes or commercial terms. Forecasts also vary widely on how quickly consumers will adopt AI-driven shopping, leaving the near-term revenue impact uncertain. Mastercard AI shopping adoption outlook
• Negative Sentiment: A government report indicated Visa and Mastercard are unlikely to change their cannabis-payment policies despite potential regulatory changes, limiting a possible source of incremental volume. Cannabis payment policy report

Insider Activity

In other Mastercard news, CEO Michael Miebach sold 16,628 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $567.68, for a total value of $9,439,383.04. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 115,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,806,033.28. This represents a 12.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sachin Mehra sold 7,444 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $577.13, for a total transaction of $4,296,155.72. Following the sale, the insider owned 40,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,613,851.08. The trade was a 15.39% 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 74,623 shares of company stock worth $42,544,606. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MA has been the topic of several recent research reports. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $554.00 to $633.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Mastercard from $665.00 to $685.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $701.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Mastercard from $640.00 to $670.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Mastercard from $640.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $666.64.

Mastercard Company Profile

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is a global technology company that operates a payments network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses. The company facilitates electronic payment transactions, including credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, by providing the infrastructure used to authorize, clear and settle transactions.

Mastercard’s products and services include its Mastercard-branded payment cards, digital payment tools, contactless payment technology and payment solutions for businesses and governments.