At the time of writing, Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock is trading at $474.75, up 0.05%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The MA shares have gain 5.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.26%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 11, 2024, when Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $510 for it. HSBC Securities initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $424 as its price target on October 13, 2023. Seaport Research Partners started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on October 12, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $465. In a note dated July 24, 2023, Barclays reiterated an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $437 to $470.
For the past year, the stock price of Mastercard Incorporated fluctuated between $340.21 and $475.17. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $435.67 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $474.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -8.23% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
According to Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA], the company’s sales were 25.13B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 12.69% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.51%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -1.53, Equity is -2.61 and Total Capital is -22.65. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-6.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 471.47 points at the first support level, and at 468.18 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 476.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 478.28.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA] reported earnings per share of $3.18 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $3.08/share, meaning a difference of $0.1 and a surprise factor of 3.20%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $3.09 per share as compared to estimates of $2.93 per share, a difference of $0.16 representing a surprise of 5.50%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] has a current ratio of 1.17. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.17, while the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 17.63, the price to book ratio is 63.99 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 40.13.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Miebach Michael, President & CEO, that happened on Feb 16 when 7851.0 shares were sold. Chief Product Officer, Vosburg Craig completed a deal on Feb 01 to sell 13542.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CTO, MA Tech McLaughlin Edward Grunde sold 10000.0 shares on Feb 01.
