Generate Investment Management Ltd Has $28.52 Million Stock Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Generate Investment Management Ltd trimmed its holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 17.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,069 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 11,735 shares during the period. Mastercard accounts for approximately 1.4% of Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $28,515,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Mastercard by 42.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,824 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,594,000 after purchasing an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in Mastercard by 8.5% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 2,548 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,432,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 6.5% during the second quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 947 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 35.8% during the second quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 677,204 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $380,548,000 after buying an additional 178,387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the second quarter worth about $431,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.28% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding into agentic AI payments with its new “Agent Pay” initiative, which is designed to verify and secure machine-to-machine transactions and could help position the company for the next wave of digital commerce. Mastercard CMO Jill Kramer on How ‘Agent Pay’ Secures AI Commerce
• Positive Sentiment: The company is also pushing deeper into cross-border commerce and fraud prevention, including a strategic partnership with JD.com, reinforcing its growth narrative in global payments. How Mastercard (MA) Is Pushing Deeper Into Cross-Border Commerce and Agentic Payments
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to highlight Mastercard as a favored crypto and fintech-adjacent stock, helped by its payment infrastructure and digital commerce exposure. Here is why Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is among the Best Crypto Exchange Stocks to Buy Following Bitcoin’s Recovery
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent media coverage about Mastercard’s marketing strategy, including a sharp reduction in traditional ad spending, appears more focused on brand evolution than on a direct near-term earnings catalyst. Traditional advertising is dead, says the marketer who cut Mastercard’s ad budget by 70%
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term weakness in the shares reflects a modest decline versus the broader market, with investors likely balancing the stock’s premium valuation against its steady growth prospects. MasterCard (MA) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America started coverage on Mastercard in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $679.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Mastercard in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $605.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued 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.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $656.08.

Mastercard Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:MA opened at $484.31 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $498.36 and its 200-day moving average is $521.18. The company has a market cap of $427.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.74. Mastercard Incorporated has a 52-week low of $464.52 and a 52-week high of $601.77.

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

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mastercard’s payout ratio is 20.14%.

Mastercard Company Profile

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.