Seaport Res Ptn Increases Earnings Estimates for Mastercard

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Mastercard in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $4.10 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $4.07. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mastercard’s current full-year earnings is $15.91 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on MA. Wolfe Research set a $655.00 price objective on Mastercard in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $550.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $670.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Mastercard from $630.00 to $635.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Macquarie reduced their price target on Mastercard from $645.00 to $610.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $611.50.

Mastercard Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of MA opened at $550.33 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $568.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $548.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $501.74 billion, a PE ratio of 38.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.02. Mastercard has a 12-month low of $428.86 and a 12-month high of $594.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.81.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The credit services provider reported $3.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.57 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $7.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.12 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 196.87% and a net margin of 45.21%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.31 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mastercard

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Mastercard in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. bought a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, 10Elms LLP acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mastercard

In other Mastercard news, insider Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick sold 959 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $572.86, for a total value of $549,372.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,540 shares in the company, valued at $14,630,844.40. This trade represents a 3.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Craig Vosburg sold 14,051 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $585.05, for a total value of $8,220,537.55. Following the sale, the insider owned 58,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,196,757.55. This represents a 19.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 38,753 shares of company stock worth $20,351,084 in the last three months. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.76 per share. This represents a $3.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 21.32%.

About Mastercard

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions.