A share price of Mastercard Incorporated [MA] is currently trading at $513.73, up 0.14%. 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 lost -0.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.40%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Compass Point started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on September 04, 2024, and set its price target to $525. On September 03, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $470 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $480 on July 10, 2024. Piper Sandler initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $531 as its price target on May 13, 2024. TD Cowen started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on April 11, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $545. In a note dated January 11, 2024, Oppenheimer upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $510.
Mastercard Incorporated experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $359.77 and $518.82. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $477.03 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $513.73 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -7.14% 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 512.18 points at the first support level, and at 510.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 515.00, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 516.27.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] is 1.14. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.14, while the Cash Ratio is 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 17.97, the price to book ratio is 64.10 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.25.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Madabhushi Venkata R, Chief Marketing Officer, that happened on Sep 27 ’24 when 4686.0 shares were sold. Officer, VENKATA R. MADABHUSHI completed a deal on Sep 27 ’24 to buy 4686.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Marketing Officer Madabhushi Venkata R sold 4685.0 shares on Sep 20 ’24.
