Citigroup Lowers Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Price Target to $675.00

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) had its price objective dropped by Citigroup from $735.00 to $675.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Citigroup’s target price indicates a potential upside of 29.73% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research firms have also commented on MA. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $631.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $665.00 to $678.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $662.00.

Mastercard Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE MA opened at $520.32 on Tuesday. Mastercard has a one year low of $480.50 and a one year high of $601.77. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $511.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $540.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.02 billion, a PE ratio of 31.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.83.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.52. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.65% and a return on equity of 203.92%. The business had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.82 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Mastercard will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Mastercard

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 42.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,824 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,594,000 after buying an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 2,548 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,432,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 947 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $532,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Mastercard by 35.8% during the 2nd quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 677,204 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $380,548,000 after buying an additional 178,387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter worth about $431,000. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup maintained a “Buy” rating and set a $675 price target for MA (lowered from $735), keeping a strong bullish analyst view and implying sizeable upside versus current levels, which supports investor demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard struck a decade-long digital transformation deal with Nedbank across the SADC region — a multi-year partnership that can expand payments volume, product distribution and revenue in fast-growing African markets. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard and FinVolution launched the Luvit Card in the Philippines to broaden access to digital credit — a product rollout that supports new customer acquisition and TPV expansion in SEA. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Major strategists (Morgan Stanley / Barron’s coverage) included Mastercard among stocks to own in a market rally, reinforcing investor sentiment that MA is a defensive growth name to hold in an upcycle. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets published bullish takeaways (analyst consensus implying ~28–29% upside and reiterations of MA as a growth stock), which can sustain interest but are secondary to concrete catalyst news. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Mastercard is in talks on a digital financial-inclusion project in Ethiopia signal geographic expansion potential but are early-stage and conditional. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry hires and third‑party platform moves (Rezolve Ai appointing a Mastercard veteran) highlight talent flow and partnership ecosystems but are indirect for MA’s near‑term earnings. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive innovation: American Express rolled out AI commerce tools (ACE Developer Kit, agent protections) aimed at secure AI-driven payments — greater AI-enabled competition could pressure share gains or product economics over time. Article Title

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.