Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Mastercard (MA)

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 11/11/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $730.00 to $764.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/10/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Citigroup from $675.00 to $800.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2026 – Mastercard had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/5/2026 – Mastercard was downgraded by Freedom Broker from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock, up from $620.00.
• 11/5/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $674.00 to $735.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Argus from $640.00 to $694.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $722.00 to $735.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard was given a new $711.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by UBS Group from $670.00 to $750.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $695.00 to $765.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $720.00 to $755.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $667.00 to $726.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $668.00 to $731.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $696.00 to $742.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Barclays from $660.00 to $700.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $685.00 to $750.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $665.00 to $740.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $633.00 to $674.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Mastercard had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $665.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Mastercard had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $660.00 to $710.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Mastercard was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.

Mastercard Price Performance

NYSE:MA traded up $1.79 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $660.63. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,373,794 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,508,488. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $597.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $541.07. The company has a market capitalization of $575.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.55, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $681.99.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $5.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.17 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $9.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 260.86% and a net margin of 46.73%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.38 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 20.00 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 9th. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 18.20%.

Insider Activity at Mastercard

In related news, Director Julius Genachowski sold 370 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $590.21, for a total transaction of $218,377.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,237 shares in the company, valued at $4,861,559.77. This represents a 4.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sachin Mehra sold 3,266 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $584.00, for a total transaction of $1,907,344.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 36,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,403,600. The trade was a 8.18% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 25,403 shares of company stock valued at $15,428,736. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Mastercard Incorporated is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses and governments. Its network supports electronic payments, including transactions made with Mastercard-branded credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as digital payment methods. The company provides technology for authorizing, clearing and settling transactions. It also offers services related to cybersecurity, identity verification, data analytics, fraud prevention and payment consulting.