Net Worth Advisory Group Sells 1,329 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Net Worth Advisory Group lowered its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 70.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 547 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,329 shares during the quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $312,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Robbins Farley increased its position in Mastercard by 50.0% in the 3rd quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 54 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 2.2% in the third quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 841 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $479,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 1.0% in the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 1,817 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,034,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. grew its stake in Mastercard by 1.7% in the third quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 1,091 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $621,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Finally, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. grew its stake in Mastercard by 20.0% in the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 108 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on MA shares. Tigress Financial upped their target price on Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Macquarie Infrastructure lifted their price target on shares of Mastercard from $660.00 to $675.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $685.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Daiwa Securities Group set a $610.00 price objective on shares of Mastercard and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Dbs Bank raised shares of Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $667.88.

Mastercard Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:MA opened at $483.92 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $431.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.83. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52 week low of $465.59 and a 52 week high of $601.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $519.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $547.58.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The credit services provider reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.52. Mastercard had a net margin of 45.65% and a return on equity of 203.92%. The firm had revenue of $8.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.82 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.07%.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding merchant acceptance and digital payments infrastructure across Africa, supporting long‑term volume growth and cross‑border transaction opportunities. Mastercard is driving digital economy growth in Africa by boosting acceptance network
• Neutral Sentiment: Executive commentary highlights investment in digital trust and cybersecurity—an operational positive for enterprise customers but unlikely to move near‑term revenue materially. In the next frontier of technology, digital trust is the new foundation
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report Mastercard has hired bankers to explore selling the Nets real‑time payments unit it acquired for ~$3.2B in 2019. Investors fear this could signal a strategic retreat from European instant‑payments infrastructure, create execution uncertainty, and weigh on growth expectations even if the sale would raise cash or refocus capital. Mastercard looks to unwind biggest ever acquisition Mastercard explores sale of payments unit it bought from Nets in 2019, FT reports Mastercard Explores Divestiture of Nets Real-Time Payments Unit
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: the FTC has warned major payment processors, including Mastercard, against politically or religiously motivated “debanking”—adding compliance and reputational risk that could invite scrutiny or operational constraints. FTC Issues Warnings to Payment Processors Against ‘Debanking’
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure in Europe: the European Payments Initiative (Wero) is gaining momentum as banks seek alternatives to U.S. card rails—this poses a medium‑term threat to transaction volumes in key markets. European Payments Initiative CEO says Trump fears are boosting its appeal
• Negative Sentiment: Peer moves (e.g., American Express pushing AI and new cash‑back offerings) increase product competition for customer wallet share and merchant relationships. American Express Bets Big on AI, Cash Back in 2026 Push

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.