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Stocks Info
Mastercard Incorporated is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Credit Services industry. The current market capitalization of Mastercard Incorporated is $480.15B. A total of 3.28 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.58M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mastercard Foundation bought 1,150,000 shares of MA for 530.12 per share on Nov 12 ’24. In a previous transaction on Nov 01 ’24, SACHIN J. MEHRA sold 4,716 shares at 500.44 per share. MA shares that Chief Financial Officer owns now total 27,304.
Among the insiders who bought shares, SACHIN MEHRA acquired of 4,716 shares on Nov 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $499.59. In another insider transaction, Madabhushi Venkata R sold 4,686 shares at $491.03 per share on Sep 27 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Marketing Officer now total 12,943.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Mastercard Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $2.74, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.56. MA’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.57% when it declared a $0.76 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/9/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.5%. The MA stock dividend was $0.66 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MA has a high of $537.70 and a low of $425.48.
As of this writing, MA has an earnings estimate of $3.71 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 25.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.89 per share and a lower estimate of $3.63.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $7.89B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.90B in debt and $13.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.09, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.41B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MA is Buy with a score of 4.59.
