The stock of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has decreased by -1.09 when compared to last closing price of 528.57. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.61% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2024-12-09 that Michelle Meyer, Mastercard Economics Institute chief economist, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss the headline for 2025, which central banks will lower rates next year, and the health of the consumer next year.
Is It Worth Investing in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Right Now?
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.54x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MA is 1.10. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for MA is 817.68M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MA on December 10, 2024 was 2.50M shares.
MA’s Market Performance
MA’s stock has seen a -1.61% decrease for the week, with a 0.95% rise in the past month and a 7.13% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.42% for Mastercard Incorporated The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.30% for MA stock, with a simple moving average of 9.97% for the last 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 1.78% 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 -2.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.55%, as shares sank -0.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.91% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MA fell by -1.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $524.41. In addition, Mastercard Incorporated saw 22.58% 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 proposed sale 1,150,000 shares at the price of $530.12 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, Mastercard Foundation now owns shares of Mastercard Incorporated, valued at $609,638,000 using the latest closing price.
SACHIN J. MEHRA, the Chief Financial Officer of Mastercard Incorporated, sale 4,716 shares at $500.44 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that SACHIN J. MEHRA is holding 27,304 shares at $2,360,075 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.57 for the present operating margin
- 0.86 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mastercard Incorporated stands at 0.45. The total capital return value is set at 0.51. Equity return is now at value 179.23, with 28.36 for asset returns.
Based on Mastercard Incorporated (MA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.58. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.29.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
