Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] loss -2.49% on the last trading session, reaching $433.64 price per share at the time.
If compared to the average trading volume of 2.48M shares, MA reached a trading volume of 4757240 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Mastercard Incorporated [MA]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MA shares is $512.13 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MA stock is a recommendation set at 1.41. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for Mastercard Incorporated shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on Jul-11-24. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Piper Sandler raised their target price to Overweight. The new note on the price target was released on May 13, 2024, representing the official price target for Mastercard Incorporated stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $545, while TD Cowen analysts kept a Buy rating on MA stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Mastercard Incorporated is set at 7.05, with the Price to Sales ratio for MA stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 15.67. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 55.74, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.24. Price to Free Cash Flow for MA in the course of the last twelve months was 36.44 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.09.
Trading performance analysis for MA stock
Mastercard Incorporated [MA] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.48. With this latest performance, MA shares dropped by -3.59% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 2.76% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 10.58% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MA stock in for the last two-week period is set at 35.06, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 30.73, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 37.73 for Mastercard Incorporated [MA]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 449.42, while it was recorded at 444.45 for the last single week of trading, and 436.95 for the last 200 days.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Mastercard Incorporated’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.09 and a Current Ratio set at 1.09.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MA. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Mastercard Incorporated go to 19.20%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Mastercard Incorporated [MA]
The top three institutional holders of MA stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.5034%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $178.43 billion in MA stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $135.36 billion in MA stock with ownership which is approximately 5.1238%.