Seaport Res Ptn Comments on Mastercard Incorporated’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:MA)

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Mastercard in a report released on Wednesday, July 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $3.75 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.73. The consensus estimate for Mastercard’s current full-year earnings is $14.26 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mastercard’s FY2025 earnings at $16.81 EPS.

MA has been the topic of several other reports. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Mastercard in a research report on Monday, May 13th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $531.00 price target on the stock. Susquehanna raised their price target on Mastercard from $535.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday. KeyCorp raised their price target on Mastercard from $490.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. BNP Paribas upgraded Mastercard to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on Mastercard from $532.00 to $533.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mastercard has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $507.05.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of Mastercard stock opened at $462.41 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $429.86 billion, a PE ratio of 36.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $446.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $456.40. Mastercard has a 12 month low of $359.77 and a 12 month high of $490.00.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The credit services provider reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $6.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.34 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 183.61% and a net margin of 46.45%. The company’s revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.80 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Mastercard

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MA. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. VitalStone Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 300.0% in the fourth quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 60 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the first quarter worth $27,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the first quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Mastercard during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mastercard

In other Mastercard news, insider Sandra A. Arkell sold 300 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Monday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $447.23, for a total value of $134,169.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 4,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,817,095.49. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Mastercard news, major shareholder Foundation Mastercard sold 138,000 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.19, for a total value of $62,540,220.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 92,152,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,762,504,462.52. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Sandra A. Arkell sold 300 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Monday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $447.23, for a total value of $134,169.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 4,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,817,095.49. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,462,228 shares of company stock worth $1,110,349,560. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 20.99%.

Mastercard Company Profile

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.