Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock is trading at $527.88, down -0.47%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MA shares have lost -4.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.61%, 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 October 23, 2025, when Citigroup initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $735. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on October 22, 2025, and set its price target to $669. Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $616 on July 14, 2025. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $640 as its price target on June 02, 2025. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on April 09, 2025. In a note dated February 04, 2025, DZ Bank upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $620.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock has fluctuated between $465.59 and $601.77 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $666.45 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $527.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.25% based on the average MA price forecast.
Analyzing the MA fundamentals
Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] reported sales of 31.50B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 16.95%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.77% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.57%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.56%, 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 1.97 and Total Capital is 0.55. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.4.
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 523.89 points at the first support level, and at 519.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 535.17, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 542.45.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Mastercard Incorporated’s Current Ratio is 1.12. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.12, and the Cash Ratio is 0.5. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 15.05, the price to book ratio is 60.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.76.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SACHIN J. MEHRA, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Sep 02 ’25 when 17263.0 shares were sold. Officer, SACHIN MEHRA completed a deal on Sep 02 ’25 to buy 17263.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, AP, Europe, MEA Ling Hai sold 4485.0 shares on Aug 22 ’25.
