Banco BTG Pactual S.A. Buys 2,995 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. lifted its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 39.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,645 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,995 shares during the period. Mastercard accounts for about 1.0% of Banco BTG Pactual S.A.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Banco BTG Pactual S.A.’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $6,077,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in MA. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Mastercard in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $6,705,708,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,580,374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $20,807,283,000 after acquiring an additional 997,536 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Mastercard by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,431,340 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $45,181,341,000 after acquiring an additional 955,533 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in Mastercard by 792.2% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 865,523 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $494,110,000 after buying an additional 768,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors grew its holdings in Mastercard by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 17,964,658 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $10,256,368,000 after buying an additional 759,584 shares during the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Mastercard News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines / AP4M, a new protocol that lets AI agents and machines make secure payments, with support from 30+ industry participants and partners including major crypto and fintech names. This could open a new growth avenue in AI-powered commerce and strengthen Mastercard’s long-term relevance in digital payments.
• Positive Sentiment: The company also announced a partnership with a Chicago startup to support autonomous AI transactions, reinforcing its push into next-generation payment infrastructure and programmable payments.
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding settlement capabilities using stablecoins, which may improve cross-border and digital asset settlement options and support broader adoption in crypto-linked payment flows.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports highlighted leadership changes at Mastercard, which could signal strategic adjustments but does not yet clearly indicate a direct financial impact.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also tracking the Visa/Mastercard swipe-fee settlement, which received preliminary judicial approval. While this removes some legal uncertainty, it also keeps attention on pricing and merchant-fee pressure that could shape the company’s economics over time.
• Negative Sentiment: The swipe-fee settlement may limit upside for payment networks by reinforcing merchant concessions and potential fee scrutiny, which could weigh on sentiment toward Mastercard (MA) despite the recent product momentum.

Mastercard Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MA opened at $486.04 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $499.36 and its 200-day moving average is $523.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $429.46 billion, a PE ratio of 28.13, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.74. Mastercard Incorporated has a 1-year low of $464.52 and a 1-year high of $601.77.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.41 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.Mastercard’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.73 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $605.00 target price on the stock. Dbs Bank raised Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Mastercard from $670.00 to $665.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned 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 $656.04.

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.