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The price of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) closed at $580.07 in the last session, up 0.03% from day before closing price of $579.92. In other words, the price has increased by $0.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.39 million shares were traded. MA stock price reached its highest trading level at $589.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $573.52.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 46.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 1.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.40.
On October 23, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $735.
On October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $669.Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating on October 22, 2025, with a $669 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when SACHIN J. MEHRA sold 17,263 shares for $591.00 per share. The transaction valued at 10,202,458 led to the insider holds 31,234 shares of the business.
SACHIN MEHRA bought 17,263 shares of MA for $10,276,491 on Sep 02 ’25. On Aug 22 ’25, another insider, Ling Hai, who serves as the President, AP, Europe, MEA of the company, sold 4,485 shares for $600.00 each. As a result, the insider received 2,691,000 and left with 25,846 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MA now has a Market Capitalization of 524390170624 and an Enterprise Value of 529250451456. As of this moment, Mastercard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 66.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 16.815 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.986.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MA is 0.84, which has changed by 0.14910734 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MA has reached a high of $601.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $465.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.19%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MA traded on average about 2.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2282700 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 893.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 819.42M. Insiders hold about 8.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.28% stake in the company. Shares short for MA as of 1765756800 were 6817593 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1763078400 on 6383599. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6817593 and a Short% of Float of 0.77.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MA is 3.04, which was 3.04 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0052421023. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.53. . The current Payout Ratio is 19.73% for MA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-01-22 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 27.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.29, with high estimates of $4.47 and low estimates of $4.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.64 and $15.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $16.46. EPS for the following year is $19.11, with 38.0 analysts recommending between $19.67 and $18.62.
Revenue Estimates
According to 25 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $8.8B. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.93B to a low estimate of $8.6B. As of . The current estimate, Mastercard Incorporated’s year-ago sales were $7.49BFor the next quarter, 25 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.3B. There is a high estimate of $8.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.02B.
A total of 37 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $32.71B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.17BBased on 36 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $36.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $37.38B and the low estimate is $35.25B.
