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In the latest session, Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) closed at $591.92 down -0.13% from its previous closing price of $592.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.35 million shares were traded. MA stock price reached its highest trading level at $592.185 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $583.93.
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 54.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.78. 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:
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 Aug 19 ’25 when SACHIN J. MEHRA sold 17,816 shares for $586.89 per share. The transaction valued at 10,456,016 led to the insider holds 31,234 shares of the business.
SACHIN MEHRA bought 17,816 shares of MA for $10,407,038 on Aug 19 ’25. On Aug 05 ’25, another insider, SACHIN J. MEHRA, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 6,758 shares for $566.46 each. As a result, the insider received 3,828,164 and left with 31,234 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 535102783488 and an Enterprise Value of 544726679552. As of this moment, Mastercard’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 68.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.013 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.016.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MA is 0.99, which has changed by 0.26901639 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 $461.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.17%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MA has traded an average of 2.80M shares per day and 2425740 over the past ten days. A total of 899.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 819.63M. Insiders hold about 9.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.52% stake in the company. Shares short for MA as of 1753920000 were 5160612 with a Short Ratio of 1.84, 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
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MA is 2.94, from 2.94 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0049605183The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 20.0 analysts. 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 $16.63 and $15.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $16.32. EPS for the following year is $18.93, with 36.0 analysts recommending between $19.45 and $17.97.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 21 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $8.53B this quarter.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 $31.48B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $32.46B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.17BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $36.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.91B and the low estimate is $35.21B.
