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Mastercard

598.63 USD
+12.21
2.08%
At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT
Pre-market
After hours
598.50
-0.13
0.02%
1 day
2.08%
5 days
3.06%
1 month
2.48%
3 months
5.12%
6 months
12.53%
Year to date
14.59%
1 year
19.49%
5 years
76.36%
10 years
542.24%
 

About: Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to $10 trillion in volume during 2024. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.

Employees: 35,300

0
Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 211 | Existing positions closed: 116

2.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.17% [Q1] → 89.68% (+2.51%) [Q2]

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,413 | Existing positions reduced: 1,342

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $432B [Q1] → $446B (+$14.3B) [Q2]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,437 [Q1] → 3,468 (+31) [Q2]

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 376 [Q1] → 337 (-39) [Q2]

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.08B | Put options by funds: $4.68B

Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$616
3% upside
Avg. target
$650
9% upside
High target
$690
15% upside

9 analyst ratings

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
TD Cowen
Bryan Bergin
$645
Buy
Reiterated
11 Aug 2025
Truist Securities
Matthew Coad
$623
Buy
Maintained
6 Aug 2025
RBC Capital
Daniel Perlin
$656
Outperform
Maintained
1 Aug 2025
Morgan Stanley
James Faucette
$661
Overweight
Maintained
1 Aug 2025
Wells Fargo
Donald Fandetti
$650
Overweight
Maintained
1 Aug 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 32 articles about MA published over the past 30 days

Positive
Seeking Alpha
14 hours ago
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My Magnificent Seven Of Dividend Growth (2022-2025)
Neutral
Business Wire
yesterday
Mastercard Board of Directors Announces Quarterly Dividend
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 76 cents per share.
Mastercard Board of Directors Announces Quarterly Dividend
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
yesterday
Mastercard Up 10.7% YTD, Valuation Stretched: How to Play the Stock?
MA's 10.7% YTD gain, stretched valuation, strong growth drivers and regulatory hurdles leave investors weighing their next move.
Mastercard Up 10.7% YTD, Valuation Stretched: How to Play the Stock?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Wall Street Analysts Think MasterCard (MA) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Wall Street Analysts Think MasterCard (MA) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
Positive
The Motley Fool
5 days ago
4 Brilliant Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Long Term
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4 Brilliant Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Long Term
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
MasterCard (MA) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
MasterCard (MA) closed at $589.27 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.71% move from the prior day.
MasterCard (MA) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Mastercard Launches AI-Powered Tools to Shape the Future of Commerce
MA unveils AI-powered tools, partnerships and consulting services to shape secure, intelligent commerce for the future.
Mastercard Launches AI-Powered Tools to Shape the Future of Commerce
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
7 days ago
Mastercard Unveils On-Demand Decisioning Tool for Smart Authorizations
MA launches On-Demand Decisioning, a global tool giving issuers more control over approvals and boosting its digital payments strategy.
Mastercard Unveils On-Demand Decisioning Tool for Smart Authorizations
Neutral
Business Wire
8 days ago
Mastercard Unveils New Tools and Collaborations to Power Smarter, Safer Agentic Commerce
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard is advancing AI-powered payments with new tools for developers, expanded consulting services and deeper collaboration across the global tech and finance ecosystem. These efforts are laying the foundation for smarter, more secure shopping experiences using artificial intelligence and intelligent agents as the company is helping to set the standards for how AI can securely and confidently handle payments. Building the future of AI shopping Mastercard is.
Mastercard Unveils New Tools and Collaborations to Power Smarter, Safer Agentic Commerce
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
8 days ago
Mastercard and Entrust Expand Ties to Strengthen Identity Verification
MA aims to control the rising incidence of identity fraud as Entrust integrates Mastercard Identity insights, offering smarter, risk-based verification tools.
Mastercard and Entrust Expand Ties to Strengthen Identity Verification
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