The price-to-earnings ratio for Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is 39.20x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MA is 1.10. 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 823.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.67% of that float. On October 23, 2024, MA’s average trading volume was 2.34M shares.
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MA) stock’s latest price update
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA)’s stock price has decreased by -0.39 compared to its previous closing price of 515.01. However, the company has seen a 1.14% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-10-21 that MasterCard (MA) closed at $515.01 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.26% move from the prior day.
MA’s Market Performance
MA’s stock has risen by 1.14% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 3.19% and a quarterly rise of 18.63%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.15% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.19% for Mastercard Incorporated The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.32% for MA’s stock, with a 10.65% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 $591 based on the research report published on October 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Compass Point, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MA reach a price target of $525. The rating they have provided for MA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on September 04th, 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Neutral” to MA, setting the target price at $470 in the report published on September 03rd of the current year.
MA Trading at 4.98% 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 -1.12% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.19%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.15%, as shares surge +5.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.58% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MA rose by +1.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $501.37. In addition, Mastercard Incorporated saw 20.28% 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 Madabhushi Venkata R, who sale 4,686 shares at the price of $491.03 back on Sep 27 ’24. After this action, Madabhushi Venkata R now owns 12,943 shares of Mastercard Incorporated, valued at $2,300,967 using the latest closing price.
VENKATA R. MADABHUSHI, the Officer of Mastercard Incorporated, proposed sale 4,686 shares at $491.27 during a trade that took place back on Sep 27 ’24, which means that VENKATA R. MADABHUSHI is holding shares at $2,302,091 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
- 0.87 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mastercard Incorporated stands at 0.46. The total capital return value is set at 0.57. Equity return is now at value 189.68, with 30.14 for asset returns.
Based on Mastercard Incorporated (MA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.78. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.35 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 18.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.29for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.14.
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.
