Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock prices are up 1.39% to $548.12 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MA shares have gain 0.82% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.89%, 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 February 04, 2025, when DZ Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $620 for it. Previously, Monness Crespi & Hardt upgraded its rating to Buy on January 31, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $640. On January 14, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Compass Point initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $525 as its price target on September 04, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on September 03, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $470. In a note dated July 10, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $505 to $480.
The stock price of Mastercard Incorporated [MA] has been fluctuating between $428.86 and $582.23 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $614 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $548.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.02% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
The Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] reported sales of 28.16B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 14.16%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.76% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.55%, 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.81.
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 535.62 points at the first support level, and at 523.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 556.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 563.93.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA]’s Current Ratio is 1.03. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.03, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 17.75, the price to book ratio is 77.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.47.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Miebach Michael, President & CEO, that happened on Mar 26 ’25 when 15775.0 shares were sold. Director, MICHAEL MIEBACH completed a deal on Mar 26 ’25 to buy 15775.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CTO, MA Tech McLaughlin Edward Grunde sold 7132.0 shares on Mar 19 ’25.
