The stock of Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has gone up by 0.82% for the week, with a -4.89% drop in the past month and a 2.23% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.37%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.18% for MA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.51% for MA’s stock, with a simple moving average of 8.60% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Right Now?
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 39.47x compared to its average ratio. MA has 36-month beta value of 1.07. Analysts have mixed views 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 818.70M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.65% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MA on April 01, 2025 was 2.72M shares.
MA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has jumped by 1.39 compared to previous close of 540.61. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.82% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-31 that Mastercard (MA -3.04%) is an industry-leading payment processor that is growing strongly as cash is replaced by cards. The shares have been rising steadily, more than doubling during the past five years.
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 -0.40% 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 -5.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.37%, as shares sank -4.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MA rose by +0.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $539.98. In addition, Mastercard Incorporated saw 4.09% 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 Miebach Michael, who sale 15,775 shares at the price of $550.16 back on Mar 26 ’25. After this action, Miebach Michael now owns 84,871 shares of Mastercard Incorporated, valued at $8,678,717 using the latest closing price.
MICHAEL MIEBACH, the Director of Mastercard Incorporated, proposed sale 15,775 shares at $545.16 during a trade that took place back on Mar 26 ’25, which means that MICHAEL MIEBACH is holding shares at $8,599,899 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 17.96. 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 put it simply, Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
