Mastercard Incorporated $MA Holdings Raised by Rothschild Wealth LLC

Rothschild Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 799.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 11,138 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $7,153,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 20.0% during the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 108 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Tacita Capital Inc raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,939 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,678,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. now owns 590 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $337,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thomasville National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Thomasville National Bank now owns 479 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

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• Neutral Sentiment: Recent valuation-focused commentary notes Mastercard has pulled back from recent highs and trades at a premium multiple, which may keep some investors cautious even as the long-term outlook remains constructive. Mastercard (MA) Valuation Check After Recent Pullback And Premium P/E Multiple
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard also announced upcoming investor conference appearances, which is routine corporate communication rather than a major operating update. Mastercard to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

Mastercard Stock Performance

NYSE:MA opened at $494.45 on Monday. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1 year low of $480.50 and a 1 year high of $601.77. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $501.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $527.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $436.89 billion, a PE ratio of 28.61, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.74.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.88% and a return on equity of 212.96%. The business had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.26 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.73 EPS. Mastercard’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on MA shares. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price target on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their price target on shares of Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $656.04.

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.