Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. Sells 1,043 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. lessened its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 3.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,011 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,043 shares during the period. Mastercard makes up 3.1% of Duncker Streett & Co. Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $17,639,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Partners LLC lifted its stake in Mastercard by 73.2% in the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 698 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $394,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Curio Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 22,400.0% during the 2nd 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. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 88.9% in the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 7,215 shares during the last quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 3,694.7% in the 3rd quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 9,297 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,288,000 after purchasing an additional 9,052 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 1.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,475,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $44,098,695,000 after purchasing an additional 931,132 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Mastercard News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Non-payments revenue is becoming a larger, higher-margin part of Mastercard’s business (fraud/fraud prevention, data, tokenization, B2B services), which helps offset interchange pressure and supports longer-term earnings growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is scaling commerce media and exploring AI-driven buying agents — a potential new ad/commerce revenue stream that could lift growth and diversify revenue beyond payments. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Regional expansion: Mastercard licensed QNB to expand payment services in Syria — incremental market expansion that supports volume growth over time (small near-term impact but positive strategically). Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Broker/analyst commentary and Zacks style scores highlight MA as a strong growth name — favorable analyst narratives can support sentiment and buying interest. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces comparing Mastercard with peers (e.g., Nayax) and yearly industry predictions provide context but are unlikely to move the stock materially on their own. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple Card issuer change to Chase was announced — the immediate impact on Mastercard is unclear (depends on whether network routing or scheme switches), so this is a watch item rather than a clear positive/negative. Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A proposed settlement in litigation involving Visa and Mastercard could lead to changes in checkout flows, merchant routing and fee structures — outcomes that may reduce interchange revenue or force business-model adjustments, posing regulatory/earnings risk. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on MA. Tigress Financial raised their target price on Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $713.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Hsbc Global Res raised Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Compass Point set a $620.00 target price on Mastercard and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Citigroup raised Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $657.48.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MA opened at $579.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $520.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.07, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $556.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $566.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $465.59 and a twelve month high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.38 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.31 by $0.07. Mastercard had a return on equity of 202.03% and a net margin of 45.28%.The company had revenue of $8.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.89 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This is an increase from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.44%.

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.