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In the latest session, Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) closed at $549.7 down -1.40% from its previous closing price of $557.53. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.89 million shares were traded. MA stock price reached its highest trading level at $558.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $548.62.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Mastercard Incorporated’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 59.42 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on June 02, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $640.
DZ Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on February 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $620.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 24 ’25 when LINDA KIRKPATRICK bought 958 shares for $542.35 per share.
JULIUS GENACHOWSKI bought 310 shares of MA for $168,128 on Jun 24 ’25. On Jun 20 ’25, another insider, Seshadri Raj, who serves as the Chief Commercial Pmts Officer of the company, sold 949 shares for $535.80 each. As a result, the insider received 508,474 and left with 14,021 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 499172671488 and an Enterprise Value of 510086774784. As of this moment, Mastercard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 74.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.547 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.373.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MA is 1.04, which has changed by 0.24155843 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.111126065 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MA has reached a high of $594.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $428.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.96%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MA has traded an average of 2.92M shares per day and 4172540 over the past ten days. A total of 903.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 820.17M. Insiders hold about 9.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.81% stake in the company. Shares short for MA as of 1748563200 were 6120880 with a Short Ratio of 2.10, compared to 1745971200 on 5647089. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6120880 and a Short% of Float of 0.6799999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MA is 2.84, from 2.84 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005093896The 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 2025-04-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1752019200. 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 for Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is a result of the insights provided by 26.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.1, with high estimates of $4.23 and low estimates of $3.93.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.31 and $15.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.92. EPS for the following year is $18.6, with 38.0 analysts recommending between $19.4 and $17.73.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 24 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $7.95B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $8.03B to a low estimate of $7.83B. As of the current estimate, Mastercard Incorporated’s year-ago sales were $6.96BFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.27B. There is a high estimate of $8.36B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.19B.
A total of 34 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.78B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.92B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.17BBased on 35 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $35.71B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.45B and the low estimate is $35B.
