In the past week, MA stock has gone down by -1.52%, with a monthly gain of 0.62% and a quarterly surge of 11.89%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.33% for Mastercard Incorporated The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.30% for MA stock, with a simple moving average of 12.39% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is 39.91x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MA is 1.07. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 20 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 14 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for MA is 826.61M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.57% of that float. On April 10, 2024, MA’s average trading volume was 2.44M shares.
MA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has plunged by -1.40 when compared to previous closing price of 478.85, but the company has seen a -1.52% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Business Wire reported 2024-04-09 that PURCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Mastercard will release its first quarter 2024 financial results.
Analysts’ Opinion of MA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MA stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for MA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MA in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $510 based on the research report published on January 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to MA, setting the target price at $475 in the report published on December 05th of the previous year.
MA Trading at 0.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.80%, as shares surge +0.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.67% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MA fell by -1.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $478.53. In addition, Mastercard Incorporated saw 10.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MA starting from Mastercard Foundation, who sale 200 shares at the price of $487.25 back on Mar 21 ’24. After this action, Mastercard Foundation now owns 97,543,308 shares of Mastercard Incorporated, valued at $97,450 using the latest closing price.
Madabhushi Venkata R, the Chief Marketing Officer of Mastercard Incorporated, sale 16,038 shares at $475.45 during a trade that took place back on Mar 15 ’24, which means that Madabhushi Venkata R is holding 19,205 shares at $7,625,295 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.58 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mastercard Incorporated stands at 0.45. The total capital return value is set at 0.56. Equity return is now at value 169.27, with 27.58 for asset returns.
Based on Mastercard Incorporated (MA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.76. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.35 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.7. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.17.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
