At the time of writing, Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock is trading at $555.43, down -1.87%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MA shares have gain 4.11% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.69%, and 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 31, 2025, when Monness Crespi & Hardt upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $640 for it. Previously, Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 14, 2025. Compass Point started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $525 on September 04, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $470 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 03, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on July 10, 2024, and downed its price target to $480. In a note dated May 13, 2024, Piper Sandler initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $531 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Mastercard Incorporated fluctuated between $428.86 and $576.94. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $572.22 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $555.43 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.02% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
According to Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA], the company’s sales were 28.17B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.28% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.92% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.56%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.54%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.46%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.27, Equity is 1.8 and Total Capital is 0.54. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.81.
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 551.53 points at the first support level, and at 547.64 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 562.43, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 569.44.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] has a current ratio of 1.03. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.29, and the Cash Ratio is 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 18.10, the price to book ratio is 78.28 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.98.
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.
