After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility.
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 $513.59B. A total of 3.33 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.78M shares.
In the most recent transaction, SACHIN J. MEHRA sold 17,263 shares of MA for 591.00 per share on Sep 02 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 31,234 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 02 ’25, SACHIN MEHRA bought 17,263 shares at 595.29 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Ling Hai disposed of 4,485 shares on Aug 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $600.00. This resulted in the President, AP, Europe, MEA holding 25,846 shares of MA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, TIMOTHY MURPHY bought 3,855 shares at $591.92 per share on Aug 22 ’25.
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 $3.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.58.
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 $601.77 and a low of $465.59.
As of this writing, MA has an earnings estimate of $4.25 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.39 per share and a lower estimate of $4.05. The company reported an EPS of $3.82 in the last quarter
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 $8.78, 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 4.46.
