Bey Douglas LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Bey Douglas LLC cut its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 25.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,264 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 3,148 shares during the quarter. Mastercard comprises approximately 3.9% of Bey Douglas LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Bey Douglas LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $5,270,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Mastercard by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,475,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $44,098,695,000 after purchasing an additional 931,132 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,760,552 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,062,509,000 after acquiring an additional 542,841 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Mastercard by 55,868.1% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,421,148 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,541,880,000 after acquiring an additional 13,397,168 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Mastercard during the second quarter worth $6,725,317,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in shares of Mastercard by 25.6% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,372,404 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,580,909,000 after buying an additional 1,299,977 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of MA stock opened at $527.57 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $473.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.73, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $555.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $565.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40. Mastercard Incorporated has a 12 month low of $465.59 and a 12 month high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.38 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate of $8.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.89 EPS. Mastercard’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This is an increase from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 22.25%.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Partnership to modernize travel loyalty — Mastercard teamed with Agoda to offer more flexible travel rewards, supporting merchant/consumer engagement and cross-border volume growth. Agoda and Mastercard modernise loyalty programmes
• Positive Sentiment: Expanding emerging-market lending tools — Mastercard and iscore will study a new credit-scoring model to power digital lending in Egypt, which could boost network transaction growth and product adoption in MENA. Mastercard and iscore join forces
• Positive Sentiment: Positioning on AI and cybersecurity — CEO commentary and company initiatives highlight leadership in setting AI commerce rules and defensive investments against AI-driven fraud, supporting franchise durability and regulatory positioning. Exclusive: Mastercard moves to set the rules for AI-driven commerce
• Neutral Sentiment: Exploring crypto infrastructure — after acquisition talks, Mastercard is weighing an investment in crypto firm ZeroHash; strategic upside exists but outcome and returns are uncertain. Mastercard weighs investment in ZeroHash
• Neutral Sentiment: Community/brand initiatives — Mastercard showcased its Indigenous Playmaker Marketplace at Scotiabank Arena, reinforcing ESG/community engagement that supports brand and corporate relationships but has limited immediate revenue impact. Inside Mastercard’s Indigenous Playmaker Marketplace
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/policy watch — industry debate over a proposed credit-card interest-rate cap could shift payments economics; networks are less exposed to interest income than banks, so impact on Mastercard is mixed. Jamie Dimon on credit card rate cap
• Negative Sentiment: Operational disruption in Brazil — Brazil’s central bank ordered liquidation of a Banco Master unit and Mastercard temporarily suspended cards, creating near-term payment flow and reputation risk in a key market. Brazil central bank liquidates Banco Master’s Will
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/peer comparison favors Visa — Recent analysis highlights Visa’s scale, margins and lower valuation as advantages, which can pressure sentiment and relative valuation for MA. Visa vs. Mastercard analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Notable investor trimming — reports that value investor Guy Spier sold MA in Q4 can weigh on investor confidence even if motives are fund-specific. 4 Stocks Guy Spier Was Selling

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on MA. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $665.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Mastercard from $669.00 to $660.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. 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. Finally, Tigress Financial lifted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $661.24.

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.