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As of close of business last night, Mastercard Incorporated’s stock clocked out at $493.01, down -0.35% from its previous closing price of $494.76. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.52 million shares were traded. MA stock price reached its highest trading level at $501.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $486.26.
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 61.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.96.
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, Compass Point on September 04, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $525.
On September 03, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $470.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $505 to $480.
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 Sep 17 ’24 when Arkell Sandra A sold 1,100 shares for $500.00 per share. The transaction valued at 550,000 led to the insider holds 3,263 shares of the business.
Madabhushi Venkata R sold 4,685 shares of MA for $2,310,174 on Sep 13 ’24. The Chief Marketing Officer now owns 17,118 shares after completing the transaction at $493.10 per share. On Sep 13 ’24, another insider, VENKATA R. MADABHUSHI, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,685 shares for $492.11 each.
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 455459897344 and an Enterprise Value of 463767896064. As of this moment, Mastercard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 61.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.574 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.55.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MA has reached a high of $501.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $359.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.60%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MA traded 2.48M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2318010 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 927.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 823.83M. Insiders hold about 10.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.83% stake in the company. Shares short for MA as of 1724976000 were 5913355 with a Short Ratio of 2.39, compared to 1722384000 on 5175939. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5913355 and a Short% of Float of 0.72000003.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.55, MA has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.55. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005154014The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.52.
