Absher Wealth Management LLC Has $1.46 Million Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA

Absher Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 68.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,924 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,191 shares during the period. Absher Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $1,461,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 2.4% in the first quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 5,222 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,609,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Uptick Partners LLC lifted its stake in Mastercard by 8.5% in the first quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 410 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension boosted its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 17.4% in the first quarter. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension now owns 50,782 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $25,374,000 after buying an additional 7,514 shares during the period. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Mastercard by 4.7% during the first quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 58,662 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,311,000 after acquiring an additional 2,648 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 2.6% during the first quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 123,417 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $61,667,000 after acquiring an additional 3,160 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mastercard

In related news, insider Sandra A. Arkell sold 200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $540.00, for a total value of $108,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 3,322 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,793,880. This trade represents a 5.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Raj Seshadri sold 1,977 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $529.73, for a total value of $1,047,276.21. Following the transaction, the insider owned 16,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,702,934.17. The trade was a 10.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 7,005 shares of company stock worth $3,689,976 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $590.00 to $561.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Mastercard from $660.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Mastercard from $656.00 to $629.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Mastercard from $671.00 to $664.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Mastercard presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $653.78.

Key Headlines Impacting Mastercard

Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barclays upgraded Mastercard to strong-buy, adding to the bullish analyst backdrop and reinforcing confidence in the company’s long-term growth outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M), a platform designed to enable secure AI-agent and machine-to-machine payments, which could open a new growth avenue in emerging digital commerce. Mastercard (MA) Launches AP4M To Bring AI Agent Payments Onchain
• Positive Sentiment: Mastercard and VEON announced a partnership to expand financial services across several markets, highlighting continued international expansion and transaction-network growth potential. VEON (VEON), Mastercard (MA) Partner to Expand Financial Services
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts still expect strong fundamentals, and recent commentary emphasized Mastercard’s resilient operations and earnings-growth forecasts, which helped support the stock despite technical weakness.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mastercard will report second-quarter 2026 results on July 30, keeping investors focused on payment-volume trends, margins, and whether growth can justify the valuation. Mastercard Incorporated to Host Conference Call on Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider sale of 200 shares was disclosed, but it was a small pre-planned transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, so it is not a major signal by itself.
• Negative Sentiment: Mastercard’s move below its 200-day moving average may be weighing on sentiment, as traders often view that level as a key technical support point.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader concerns around stablecoin competition, regulatory fee pressure, and alternative payment rails could pressure legacy card-network stocks like Mastercard and Visa.

Mastercard Stock Down 0.1%

MA stock opened at $526.14 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $464.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.73. Mastercard Incorporated has a twelve month low of $464.52 and a twelve month high of $601.77. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $499.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $517.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.26 billion. Mastercard had a return on equity of 212.96% and a net margin of 45.88%.The business’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.73 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Mastercard Incorporated will post 19.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mastercard Dividend Announcement

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

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.