At the time of writing, Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock is trading at $546.63, down -0.26%. 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 2.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.34%, 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 April 09, 2025, when Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, DZ Bank upgraded its rating to Buy on February 04, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $620. On January 31, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $640 on the stock. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Compass Point started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on September 04, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $525. In a note dated September 03, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $470.
For the past year, the stock price of Mastercard Incorporated fluctuated between $428.86 and $582.23. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $626.89 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $546.63 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.68% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
According to Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA], the company’s sales were 28.16B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.16% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.82% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.55%, 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 0.27, Equity is 1.87 and Total Capital is 0.53. 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 539.96 points at the first support level, and at 533.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 553.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 559.50.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] has a current ratio of 1.03. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.03, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.42. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 17.65, the price to book ratio is 77.04 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.36.
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.
