Mastercard Incorporated $MA Shares Sold by Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych

Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych decreased its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,000 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,500 shares during the quarter. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $1,706,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,475,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $44,098,695,000 after purchasing an additional 931,132 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Mastercard by 2.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,760,552 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $11,062,509,000 after buying an additional 542,841 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Mastercard by 55,868.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,421,148 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,541,880,000 after buying an additional 13,397,168 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Mastercard in the second quarter valued at $6,725,317,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Mastercard by 25.6% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,372,404 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,580,909,000 after buying an additional 1,299,977 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets highlight Mastercard as a top long‑term growth stock based on its revenue mix, payments network advantages and attractive style scores — supporting a buy-and-hold case for investors. Why MasterCard (MA) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
• Positive Sentiment: Regional demand: Mastercard commentary on strong domestic spending in Kenya underscores growth opportunities in emerging markets and product adoption overseas. Mastercard: Strong domestic demand to drive Kenya’s economy in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst confidence: coverage summaries note the Street remains upbeat on spending resilience and Mastercard’s profitability, providing a supportive backdrop into the company’s upcoming report. Street Maintains Confidence in Mastercard Incorporated (MA) on Spending Resilience
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 prep: Zacks has published deeper analyst‑estimate previews (beyond revenue and EPS) that investors will watch for guidance drivers such as cross‑border volumes and gross dollar volume growth. Exploring Analyst Estimates for MasterCard (MA) Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Modeling notes: KeyCorp issued an FY2025 earnings estimate for Mastercard — useful for traders updating financial models but not headline-moving by itself. FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Mastercard Issued By KeyCorp
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer comparison pieces (Visa vs. Mastercard) are circulating this week as both companies report, keeping investor attention on relative execution and valuation versus peers. Visa vs. Mastercard: Is There a Better Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Acquisition talk falls through: ZeroHash walked away from takeover talks with Mastercard and is pursuing independent fundraising — a missed inorganic growth opportunity that could modestly disappoint investors watching M&A as a growth lever. ZeroHash is in talks to raise USD250 million after walking away from Mastercard takeover
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst trim: Truist trimmed its price target on MA to $609 from $630 while keeping a Buy rating — a small downward revision that can cap near-term upside even as the buy thesis remains intact. Street Maintains Confidence in Mastercard Incorporated (MA) on Spending Resilience

Mastercard Price Performance

MA stock opened at $526.89 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40. The company has a market capitalization of $473.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.69, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $554.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $565.09. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $465.59 and a twelve month high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.38 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.31 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $8.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.53 billion. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.28% and a return on equity of 202.03%. Mastercard’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.89 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 EPS for the current year.

Mastercard Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Mastercard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Mastercard’s payout ratio is currently 22.25%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on MA. Compass Point upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $620.00 to $735.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday. Tigress Financial raised their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $685.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $669.00 to $660.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $713.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $660.81.

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.