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The closing price of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) was $568.81 for the day, down -0.20% from the previous closing price of $569.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.87 million shares were traded. MA stock price reached its highest trading level at $571.375 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $564.95.
Ratios:
Our analysis of MA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.16 and its Current Ratio is at 1.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.42.
On July 14, 2025, Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $616.
On June 02, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $640.Truist initiated its Buy rating on June 02, 2025, with a $640 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 514210988032 and an Enterprise Value of 523834982400. As of this moment, Mastercard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 65.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.322 whereas that against EBITDA is 27.904.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MA is 0.97, which has changed by 0.15783584 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 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 -1.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.53%.
Shares Statistics:
MA traded an average of 2.72M shares per day over the past three months and 3171200 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 899.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 820.41M. Insiders hold about 9.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.35% stake in the company. Shares short for MA as of 1756425600 were 5938888 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1753920000 on 5160612. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5938888 and a Short% of Float of 0.66000004.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.94, MA has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.94. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0051581664. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.52. The current Payout Ratio is 19.73% for MA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-01-22 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is currently attracting attention from 23.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.19, with high estimates of $4.36 and low estimates of $4.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.64 and $15.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $16.35. EPS for the following year is $18.99, with 36.0 analysts recommending between $19.69 and $18.62.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 21 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.64B to a low estimate of $8.44B. As of. The current estimate, Mastercard Incorporated’s year-ago sales were $7.37BFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.69B. There is a high estimate of $8.87B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.51B.
A total of 33 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.89B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $32.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.17BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $36.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.91B and the low estimate is $35.25B.
