Currently, Mastercard Incorporated [MA] is trading at $462.02, down -0.08%. 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 5.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.09%, 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 July 10, 2024, when BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $480 from $505. Previously, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on May 13, 2024, and set its price target to $531. On April 11, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $545 on the stock. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $510 on January 11, 2024. Monness Crespi & Hardt initiated its recommendation with a Neutral.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $359.77 and a high of $490.00 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $464.71 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $462.02 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.58% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] were 26.41B which represents 10.85% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.87% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.58%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.55%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.46%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.29, Equity is 1.76 and Total Capital is 0.57. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.1.
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 458.17 points at the first support level, and at 454.32 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 466.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 470.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] is 1.14. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.14, while the Cash Ratio is 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 16.16, the price to book ratio is 57.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.30.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved HAI LING, Officer, that happened on Aug 01 ’24 when 2892.0 shares were purchased. 10% Owner, Mastercard Foundation completed a deal on Jun 26 ’24 to sell 0.14 million shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner Mastercard Foundation sold 0.14 million shares on Jun 25 ’24.
