Sigma Planning Corp Lowers Stake in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Sigma Planning Corp lessened its position in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 19.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,257 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 2,253 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $5,279,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MA. Tacita Capital Inc boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 50.0% in the third quarter. Tacita Capital Inc now owns 57 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 250.0% in the third quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 56 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Dagco Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mastercard by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 66 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the third quarter worth about $46,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat expectations — Mastercard reported stronger-than-expected revenue and EPS, with revenue up ~16% YoY and margin/ROE remaining robust; that underpins the company’s earnings momentum. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: MoonPay will issue a virtual Mastercard debit card to let AI agents and users spend stablecoins anywhere Mastercard is accepted — expands crypto-to-fiat flows across the Mastercard network and creates incremental payment volume. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and product wins (Stripe integration, Wizard, Wells Fargo B2B efforts) reinforce Mastercard’s push into agentic commerce, tokenization and B2B card adoption — supports medium-term volume and fee growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary highlights secular upside — analysts’ average price targets imply material upside and some firms have raised FY estimates, signaling continued analyst confidence in long-term growth. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcripts are available for deeper read‑throughs on guidance and segment trends — useful for investors assessing sustainability of cross‑border and value‑added services growth. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada trimmed its price target from $656 to $629 (still Outperform) — a downgrade in the target can prompt short-term selling even if the rating remains positive. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Susquehanna modestly lowered its target (from $670 to $665) — another target adjustment that may increase near-term volatility despite a positive stance. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: several outlets note the stock fell despite earnings — suggests investor focus on valuation, buyback timing, margin pressure from rising expenses, or simply profit‑taking after recent gains. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Daiwa Securities Group set a $610.00 target price on Mastercard and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup reduced their price target on Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $679.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Mastercard from $656.00 to $629.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mastercard currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $657.07.

Mastercard Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of MA opened at $495.78 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $442.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.76. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $480.50 and a one year high of $601.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $506.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $536.24.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.Mastercard’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.73 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

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

About Mastercard

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.