Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Bought by CPC Advisors LLC

CPC Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 13.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,967 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,155 shares during the period. CPC Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $5,690,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Robbins Farley increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% during the third quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 54 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Mastercard by 2.2% during the third quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 841 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $479,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management boosted its stake in Mastercard by 1.0% during the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 1,817 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,034,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. boosted its stake in Mastercard by 1.7% during the third quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 1,091 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $621,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Mastercard by 20.0% during the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 108 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mastercard Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE:MA opened at $511.16 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1-year low of $480.50 and a 1-year high of $601.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $455.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $508.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $538.83.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.52. Mastercard had a return on equity of 203.92% and a net margin of 45.65%.The business had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.82 EPS. Mastercard’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MA has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Compass Point raised Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $620.00 to $735.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Mastercard from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Mastercard from $685.00 to $655.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $739.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $659.81.

More Mastercard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fresh research from Mastercard highlights strong consumer readiness to adopt everyday digital payments across Latin America & the Caribbean — a large growth runway for network volumes and new product adoption. Mastercard Study (BusinessWire)
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is embedding a trust layer for AI agent payments (Agent Pay / Verifiable Intent integrations), positioning the network as a central facilitator for emerging AI-driven commerce — a potential competitive moat and new revenue vector. AI Agent Payment Push (Yahoo)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst views and thematic pieces (Zacks, Motley Fool coverage, MA vs PYPL comparisons) continue to highlight Mastercard’s network strength, high margins and durable growth profile versus fintech peers — supportive for medium-term investor sentiment. MA vs PYPL (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry identity-fraud research (supported by Mastercard) shows some stabilization in losses but rising new-account fraud and AI-enabled scams — a mixed signal: heightened security spending and product demand but also potential credit/fraud costs and consumer trust pressure. Fraud Study (Globe Newswire/Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation discussions and earnings previews are spotlighting whether current multiples fully reflect Mastercard’s central role in digital payments; such narratives can drive short-term trading volatility ahead of quarterly results. Valuation/Price Discussion (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing legal/regulatory focus on card fees (Visa-Mastercard cases) remains a potential downside risk — adverse rulings or fee limitations could pressure revenue and margins. Card Fee Case (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Recent short-term share weakness has been noted in market commentary (e.g., Zacks) as MA dipped more than the broader market today — likely reflecting profit-taking, valuation pressure and macro sentiment rather than a single negative company event. Why MA Dipped (Zacks)

Mastercard 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.