A share price of Mastercard Incorporated [MA] is currently trading at $522.35, up 2.62%. 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 2.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.89%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 14, 2025, when Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. On September 04, 2024, Compass Point initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $525 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $470 on September 03, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $480 on July 10, 2024. Piper Sandler started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on May 13, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $531. In a note dated April 11, 2024, TD Cowen initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $545 on this stock.
Mastercard Incorporated experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $425.48 and $537.70. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $553 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $522.35 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.87% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] were 27.23B which represents 12.62% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.86% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.57%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.54%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.45%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.26, Equity is 1.7 and Total Capital is 0.51. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.47.
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 516.13 points at the first support level, and at 509.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 526.17, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 529.99.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] is 1.29. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.29, while the Cash Ratio is 0.64. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 17.61, the price to book ratio is 64.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.50.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mastercard Foundation, 10% Owner, that happened on Nov 12 ’24 when 1.15 million shares were purchased. Chief Financial Officer, SACHIN J. MEHRA completed a deal on Nov 01 ’24 to sell 4716.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director SACHIN MEHRA bought 4716.0 shares on Nov 01 ’24.
