Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] surged by $8.5 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $557.57.
Mastercard Incorporated stock has also gained 3.95% of its value over the past 7 days. However, MA stock has inclined by 5.41% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 14.39% and gained 5.89% year-on date.
The market cap for MA stock reached $508.34 billion, with 907.00 million shares outstanding and 818.68 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.70M shares, MA reached a trading volume of 2900293 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say 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 $625.97 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 1.60. 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.
DZ Bank have made an estimate for Mastercard Incorporated shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on February 04, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on January 31, 2025, representing the official price target for Mastercard Incorporated stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Mastercard Incorporated is set at 9.96, with the Price to Sales ratio for MA stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 18.05. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 78.58, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 10.16. Price to Free Cash Flow for MA in the course of the last twelve months was 35.61 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.03.
MA stock trade performance evaluation
Mastercard Incorporated [MA] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.95. With this latest performance, MA shares dropped by -0.66% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 14.39% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 17.13% 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 59.94, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 67.92, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 56.84 for Mastercard Incorporated [MA]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 549.45, while it was recorded at 546.23 for the last single week of trading, and 503.78 for the last 200 days.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Mastercard Incorporated’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.03 and a Current Ratio set at 1.03.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Mastercard Incorporated [MA] stock
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 14.31%.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $90.20%, or 90.67%% of MA stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MA stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 76.36 million shares, which is approximately 8.1838%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 69.82 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$30.8 billion in MA stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$15.45 billion in MA stock with ownership which is approximately 3.7547%.
