Is Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock is trading at $566.47, up 1.32%. 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 0.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.33%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to Buy on July 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $616. On June 02, 2025, Truist initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $640 on the stock. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded its rating to a Neutral. DZ Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but $620 remained the price target by the analyst firm on February 04, 2025. Monness Crespi & Hardt upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 31, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $640. In a note dated January 14, 2025, Seaport Research Partners downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Mastercard Incorporated fluctuated between $439.59 and $594.71. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $638.5 within the next 12 months. Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] shares were valued at $566.47 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.72% based on the average MA price forecast.

Analyzing the MA fundamentals

According to Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA], the company’s sales were 30.25B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 17.17% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.56%, 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 1.91 and Total Capital is 0.52. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.41.

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 559.51 points at the first support level, and at 552.54 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 576.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 586.40.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE:MA] has a current ratio of 1.16. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.16, while the Cash Ratio is 0.47. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 39.35, the price to book ratio is 65.35 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.21.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved GENACHOWSKI JULIUS, Director, that happened on Jul 07 ’25 when 312.0 shares were sold. Director, JULIUS GENACHOWSKI completed a deal on Jul 07 ’25 to buy 312.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Americas Kirkpatrick Linda Pistecchia sold 958.0 shares on Jun 30 ’25.

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