Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Sold by Dakota Wealth Management

Dakota Wealth Management decreased its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 12,067 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,025 shares during the period. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $6,864,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. M. Kulyk & Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Mastercard by 3.4% in the third quarter. M. Kulyk & Associates LLC now owns 4,065 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,312,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 60.8% during the 3rd quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 886 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $504,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in Mastercard by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,536 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,581,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. Fortis Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Mastercard by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fortis Capital Management LLC now owns 13,171 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,492,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in Mastercard by 1.8% in the third quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,827 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,177,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mastercard Stock Performance

Shares of MA opened at $498.14 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $444.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.15, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36. The business’s 50 day moving average is $548.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $560.64. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52-week low of $465.59 and a 52-week high of $601.77.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $8.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.65% and a return on equity of 203.92%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.82 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on MA shares. Compass Point raised Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $620.00 to $735.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $685.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $690.00 to $700.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure upped their target price on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $675.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $669.27.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic cybersecurity and SMB push via Cloudflare partnership — Mastercard and Cloudflare announced a strategic tie to build tools for small businesses and strengthen cybersecurity offerings, which could expand Mastercard’s B2B product set and drive new revenue streams. Cloudflare partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Partnership with Ericsson to extend digital money movement — Mastercard and Ericsson will integrate platforms to expand mobile financial services in emerging markets (MEA), supporting volume growth and financial‑inclusion use cases. This can strengthen Mastercard Move and cross‑border flows over time. Ericsson partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Open‑finance traction with banks — Mastercard’s open finance API is being used by Truist for its open banking platform, reducing risky credential‑sharing and positioning Mastercard for recurring API and tokenization revenue. This is a concrete commercial win that supports future growth. Truist open finance
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — Erste Group forecasts increased earnings for Mastercard, providing analyst backing that may underpin investor confidence. Erste Group forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand & inclusion initiatives — Programs teaching seniors to bank digitally and statements about being ready for India’s agentic commerce requirements are positive for brand and regulatory positioning but unlikely to move near‑term fundamentals materially. Senior digital banking program
• Negative Sentiment: Citrini Research “agentic commerce” scenario raises structural risk to interchange economics — A widely circulated thought experiment models AI agents optimizing transactions to avoid 2–3% interchange fees (via stablecoins/low‑fee rails), prompting a sector selloff and renewed investor scrutiny of card economics. That narrative is driving short‑term downside risk to MA as markets price the potential for lower margins if such rails scale. Citrini Research analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction — The dystopian AI report triggered broad declines in payments and software stocks, signaling that sentiment risk can amplify price moves even before any regulatory or technical shift occurs. Market reaction

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.