Mastercard Incorporated [NYSE: MA] stock went on a downward path that fall over -5.39% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -8.80%.
Over the last 12 months, MA stock rose by 21.16%. The one-year Mastercard Incorporated stock forecast points to a potential upside of 14.13. The average equity rating for MA stock is currently 1.79, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $489.19 billion, with 903.00 million shares outstanding and 820.29 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.77M shares, MA stock reached a trading volume of 6959225 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $627.39 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 1.79. 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.
Truist have made an estimate for Mastercard Incorporated shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 02, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 09, 2025, representing the official price target for Mastercard Incorporated stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $620, while DZ Bank analysts kept a Buy rating on MA stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Mastercard Incorporated is set at 12.39, with the Price to Sales ratio for MA stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 16.84. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 73.49, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 9.25. Price to Free Cash Flow for MA in the course of the last twelve months was 32.67 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.11.
MA Stock Performance Analysis:
Mastercard Incorporated [MA] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -8.80. With this latest performance, MA shares dropped by -8.13% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 1.84% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 21.16% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Mastercard Incorporated Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Mastercard Incorporated [MA] shares currently have an operating margin of 57.69% and a Gross Margin at 96.71%. Mastercard Incorporated’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 45.24%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 28.86%, with Return on Assets sitting at 28.86%.
MA Stock EPS
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 14.14%.
Mastercard Incorporated [MA] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $90.34%, or 90.81%% 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 8.2191%. 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 3.7709%.
