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As of close of business last night, Mastercard Incorporated’s stock clocked out at $557.57, up 1.55% from its previous closing price of $549.07. In other words, the price has increased by $1.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.9 million shares were traded. MA stock price reached its highest trading level at $561.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $547.8.
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 54.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.61. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.03 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.79.
On January 31, 2025, Monness Crespi & Hardt Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $640.
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 Mar 26 ’25 when Miebach Michael sold 15,775 shares for $550.16 per share. The transaction valued at 8,678,717 led to the insider holds 84,871 shares of the business.
MICHAEL MIEBACH bought 15,775 shares of MA for $8,599,899 on Mar 26 ’25. On Mar 19 ’25, another insider, McLaughlin Edward Grunde, who serves as the President & CTO, MA Tech of the company, sold 7,132 shares for $534.68 each. As a result, the insider received 3,813,338 and left with 34,524 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 504539512832 and an Enterprise Value of 518585319424. As of this moment, Mastercard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 18.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 78.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.411 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.891.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MA is 1.07, which has changed by 0.16548908 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MA has reached a high of $582.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $428.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.68%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MA traded 2.70M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2913360 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 907.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 818.68M. Insiders hold about 10.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.03% stake in the company. Shares short for MA as of 1741910400 were 5356158 with a Short Ratio of 1.98, compared to 1739491200 on 5208136. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5356158 and a Short% of Float of 0.66000004.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.74, MA has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.74. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0049902564The 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 2025-01-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1744156800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-01-22 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
