FY2025 EPS Estimates for Mastercard Raised by William Blair

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) – Equities researchers at William Blair upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Mastercard in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $16.41 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $16.29. The consensus estimate for Mastercard’s current full-year earnings is $15.91 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Mastercard’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.14 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $650.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Mastercard from $669.00 to $660.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $645.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Macquarie boosted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $655.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $647.89.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MA opened at $544.05 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $491.83 billion, a PE ratio of 36.69, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $575.44 and a 200 day moving average of $568.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16. Mastercard has a one year low of $465.59 and a one year high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $8.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.53 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 44.93% and a return on equity of 200.01%. The business’s revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.89 EPS.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.76 per share. This represents a $3.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 19.44%.

Insider Transactions at Mastercard

In other news, CFO J. Mehra Sachin sold 17,263 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $591.00, for a total transaction of $10,202,433.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 31,234 shares in the company, valued at $18,459,294. The trade was a 35.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mastercard during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

About Mastercard

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions.