A share price of Mastercard Incorporated [MA] is currently trading at $455.49, up 0.16%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MA shares have gain 3.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.92%, and not 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 April 11, 2024, when TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $545. Previously, Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 11, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $510. On December 20, 2023, Monness Crespi & Hardt initiated with a Neutral rating. HSBC Securities started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on October 13, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $424. In a note dated October 12, 2023, Seaport Research Partners initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $465 on this stock.
Mastercard Incorporated experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $357.85 and $490.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $451.48 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $455.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.88% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] were 25.72B which represents 10.38% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.81% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.58%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.56%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.46%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.28, Equity is 1.82 and Total Capital is 0.58. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.16.
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 454.02 points at the first support level, and at 452.55 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 456.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 457.50.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA] reported earnings per share of $3.08 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 3/31/2024. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $3.01/share, meaning a difference of $0.07 and a surprise factor of 2.30%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 12/31/2023 were $3.18 per share as compared to estimates of $3.08 per share, a difference of $0.1 representing a surprise of 3.20%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] is 1.09. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.09, while the Cash Ratio is 0.43. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 16.46, the price to book ratio is 58.55 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mastercard Foundation, 10% Owner, that happened on May 08 ’24 when 0.15 million shares were sold. Controller, Arkell Sandra A completed a deal on May 08 ’24 to sell 300.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner Mastercard Foundation sold 0.15 million shares on May 07 ’24.
