RFG Advisory LLC Purchases 808 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemRFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA – Free Report) by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,681 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 808 shares during the quarter. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $7,126,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Perfromance Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 23.7% in the 2nd quarter. Perfromance Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $586,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,872 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,795,000 after acquiring an additional 408 shares during the period. Jag Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Mastercard by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Jag Capital Management LLC now owns 43,680 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $24,546,000 after acquiring an additional 383 shares during the period. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 443.6% during the 2nd quarter. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC now owns 2,881 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,619,000 after purchasing an additional 2,351 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Mastercard by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 11,190 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,286,000 after purchasing an additional 882 shares in the last quarter. 97.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts recently issued reports on MA shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $645.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Wolfe Research set a $655.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Mastercard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $635.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $634.04.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Mastercard
Insider Activity
In other news, CFO J. Mehra Sachin sold 17,816 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $586.89, for a total transaction of $10,456,032.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 31,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,330,922.26. This trade represents a 36.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.
Mastercard Stock Performance
Shares of Mastercard stock opened at $558.89 on Tuesday. Mastercard Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $465.59 and a fifty-two week high of $601.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $505.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $580.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $563.03.
Mastercard (NYSE:MA – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The credit services provider reported $4.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.05 by $0.10. Mastercard had a net margin of 44.93% and a return on equity of 200.01%. The firm had revenue of $8.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.95 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.50 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 15.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Mastercard Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.76 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $3.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.50%.
Mastercard Profile
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions.
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