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As of close of business last night, Mastercard Incorporated’s stock clocked out at $583.76, up 1.01% from its previous closing price of $577.9. In other words, the price has increased by $1.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.63 million shares were traded. MA stock price reached its highest trading level at $584.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $575.5.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 53.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.33. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when SACHIN J. MEHRA sold 6,758 shares for $566.46 per share. The transaction valued at 3,828,164 led to the insider holds 31,234 shares of the business.
SACHIN MEHRA bought 6,758 shares of MA for $3,850,776 on Aug 05 ’25. On Jul 07 ’25, another insider, GENACHOWSKI JULIUS, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 312 shares for $570.67 each. As a result, the insider received 178,049 and left with 8,469 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 527726084096 and an Enterprise Value of 537349947392. As of this moment, Mastercard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 67.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.769 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.624.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MA is 0.99, which has changed by 0.24500942 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 $456.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.07%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MA traded 2.78M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2702270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 899.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 820.37M. Insiders hold about 9.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.11% stake in the company. Shares short for MA as of 1753920000 were 5160612 with a Short Ratio of 1.86, compared to 1751241600 on 4989415. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5160612 and a Short% of Float of 0.58.
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 0.0050873854The 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 2025-07-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-01-22 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
