Mastercard
About: Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to over $9 trillion in volume during 2023. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.
Employees: 35,300
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Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 16 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
307% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 370 | Existing positions closed: 91
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $360B [Q3] → $421B (+$61.8B) [Q4]
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 267 [Q3] → 312 (+45) [Q4]
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,252 | Existing positions reduced: 1,130
7.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.3% [Q3] → 87.47% (+7.17%) [Q4]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,086 [Q3] → 3,204 (+118) [Q4]
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.63B | Put options by funds: $3.03B
Research analyst outlook
16 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$588
5%
upside
Avg. target
$641
15%
upside
High target
$685
23%
upside
16 analyst ratings
16 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
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Tigress Financial Ivan Feinseth 77% 1-year accuracy 53 / 69 met price target | 23%upside $685 | Strong Buy Maintained | 13 Feb 2025 |
Wells Fargo Donald Fandetti 76% 1-year accuracy 26 / 34 met price target | 12%upside $625 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Ramsey El-Assal 70% 1-year accuracy 40 / 57 met price target | 17%upside $650 | Overweight Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Macquarie Paul Golding 65% 1-year accuracy 31 / 48 met price target | 16%upside $645 | Outperform Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Citigroup Andrew Schmidt 90% 1-year accuracy 9 / 10 met price target | 17%upside $650 | Buy Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 44 articles about MA published over the past 30 days
Positive
PYMNTS
17 hours ago
UK Court Approves Settlement in Class Action Targeting Mastercard
A London court approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against Mastercard over its swipe fees. By approving the deal, the Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected a challenge by the litigation funder, Innsworth Advisors, which alleged that the settlement undervalued the claim, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 21).
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Mastercard to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Johan Gerber, Mastercard's EVP of security solutions, will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on March 5.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
Mastercard Business Builder Program Fuels Creator Growth
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Mastercard unveiled its Business Builder debit and credit card products, specifically designed to meet the needs of Creators. The expanding Creator Economy has transformed individual creators into entrepreneurial ventures, blurring the lines between creative passion and small business ownership. The Business Builder cards are designed to offer a suite of powerful benefits that help entrepreneurs launch and scale their ventures, with intentional resources.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 days ago
KONA I granted Mastercard Letter of Approval for IDEX Pay biometric cards
Oslo, Norway - 19 February 2025 – Global smart card and technology platform company KONA I, has obtained the Letter of Approval from Mastercard for biometric plastic (PVC) payment cards built on the IDEX Pay platform, allowing the issuance and deployment of biometric cards globally.
Positive
PYMNTS
3 days ago
Mastercard Debuts Accelerator For Middle-Market Companies
Mastercard has unveiled a tool to help financial providers service their middle-market customers. The company's Middle Market Accelerator, announced Tuesday (Feb. 18), combines Mastercard's digital payments technology with services to provide transparency, automation and security, Mastercard said in a news release.
Positive
CNBC International TV
6 days ago
Security and convenience priority for digital payments, says Mastercard's Ling Hai
Ling Hai, president for APAC and EMEA at Mastercard, discusses how the company is enhancing consumer experience in digital transactions.
Positive
CNBC Television
1 week ago
The consumer is nimble, says Mastercard Economics Institute's Michelle Meyer
Michelle Meyer, Mastercard Economics Institute U.S. chief economist, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss consumer spending and trends.
Positive
PYMNTS
1 week ago
Mastercard Launches Tool to Help Firms Trace Money Laundering
Mastercard is bringing its TRACE financial crime-fighting and anti-money-laundering tool to the Asia-Pacific region. TRACE uses “timely and large-scale payments data from multiple financial institutions” to provide intelligence beyond a “financial institution's siloed view,” allowing financial crime tracing across payment networks, according to a Thursday (Feb. 13) news release.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Notabene, M2 and Mastercard Partner to Simplify Compliance and Increase Consumer Trust with Crypto Credential Integration
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Notabene, a leading provider of crypto compliance solutions, today announced a new partnership with Mastercard to bring simplicity and enhanced safety to their powerful crypto compliance tools. Through a pilot program with M2, a prominent Abu Dhabi-based virtual assets service provider (VASP) regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) within the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Notabene will integrate Mastercard Crypto Credential into its SafeTrans.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Mastercard's Q4 Win & Services Boom: Time to Buy or Take Profits?
MA's security, digital authentication and pricing strategies continue to strengthen its value-added services segment.
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