In the past week, MA stock has gone up by 0.83%, with a monthly decline of -6.12% and a quarterly plunge of -0.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.95%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.00% for Mastercard Incorporated. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.57% for MA’s stock, with a 5.96% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is 38.18x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MA is 1.08. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MA is 818.69M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.63% of that float. On March 19, 2025, MA’s average trading volume was 2.69M shares.
MA) stock’s latest price update
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA)’s stock price has dropped by -0.34 in relation to previous closing price of 531.99. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.83% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-18 that Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA ) Bank of America Electronic Payments Symposium Conference March 18, 2025 1:50 PM ET Company Participants Craig Vosburg – Chief Services Officer Conference Call Participants Jason Kupferberg – BofA Securities Jason Kupferberg All right. We are ready to kick off our next session, which is with Craig Vosburg from Mastercard.
Analysts’ Opinion of MA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MA stocks, with DZ Bank repeating the rating for MA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MA in the upcoming period, according to DZ Bank is $620 based on the research report published on February 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MA reach a price target of $640. The rating they have provided for MA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 31st, 2025.
MA Trading at -2.71% 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 -8.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.95%, as shares sank -6.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.49% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MA rose by +0.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $549.84. In addition, Mastercard Incorporated saw 0.69% 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 Vosburg Craig, who sale 11,002 shares at the price of $556.14 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Vosburg Craig now owns 63,074 shares of Mastercard Incorporated, valued at $6,118,671 using the latest closing price.
Miebach Michael, the President & CEO of Mastercard Incorporated, sale 17,664 shares at $553.76 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Miebach Michael is holding 100,646 shares at $9,781,694 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.55 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mastercard Incorporated stands at 0.46. The total capital return value is set at 0.54. Equity return is now at value 191.95, with 28.44 for asset returns.
Based on Mastercard Incorporated (MA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.81. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.81. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 24.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 16.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.47for 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 1.03.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
