In the past week, MA stock has gone up by 1.29%, with a monthly gain of 4.04% and a quarterly surge of 4.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.86%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.02% for Mastercard Incorporated. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.19% for MA’s stock, with a 10.49% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Right Now?
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 40.82x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.05. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 20 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MA is 820.29M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.73% of that float. On June 04, 2025, the average trading volume of MA was 2.89M shares.
MA) stock’s latest price update
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.13 in comparison to its previous close of 581.22, however, the company has experienced a 1.29% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. reuters.com reported 2025-06-03 that EU antitrust regulators are asking retailers and payments companies whether a standardized summary of fees by Visa and Mastercard and more transparency on the charges would address their concerns, according to documents seen by Reuters.
Analysts’ Opinion of MA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MA stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for MA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MA in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $640 based on the research report published on June 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DZ Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to MA, setting the target price at $620 in the report published on February 04th of the current year.
MA Trading at 6.28% 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 -1.10% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MA starting from Arkell Sandra A, who sale 150 shares at the price of $578.27 back on May 14 ’25. After this action, Arkell Sandra A now owns 2,955 shares of Mastercard Incorporated, valued at $86,740 using the latest closing price.
Arkell Sandra A, the Controller of Mastercard Incorporated, sale 150 shares at $578.00 during a trade that took place back on May 13 ’25, which means that Arkell Sandra A is holding 3,105 shares at $86,700 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 0.45. The total capital return value is set at 0.53. Equity return is now at value 188.92, with 28.86 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 0.82. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.82. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 23.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 16.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 18.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.11.
Conclusion
To sum up, Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
