Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA)’s stock price has soared by 3679044 in relation to previous closing price of 532.97. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.50% in its stock price over the last five trading days. marketbeat.com reported 2025-06-23 that Every economic cycle brings about a popularity contest that many legendary investors discuss. The short-term behavior of financial markets often gravitates toward what’s popular and trending among various investment circles, and that usually spreads to the most unexpected areas, including industries and companies themselves.
Is It Worth Investing in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is above average at 38.04x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.05.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MA is 820.17M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.75% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MA on June 24, 2025 was 2.93M shares.
MA’s Market Performance
MA stock saw a decrease of -3.50% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.77% and a quarterly a decrease of 1.24%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.13%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.89% for Mastercard Incorporated (MA). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.42% for MA’s stock, with a 1.72% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 -2.89% 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 -8.80% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MA starting from Seshadri Raj, who sale 949 shares at the price of $535.80 back on Jun 20 ’25. After this action, Seshadri Raj now owns 14,021 shares of Mastercard Incorporated, valued at $508,474 using the latest closing price.
Vosburg Craig, the Chief Services Officer of Mastercard Incorporated, sale 9,428 shares at $353.05 during a trade that took place back on Jun 20 ’25, which means that Vosburg Craig is holding 58,451 shares at $3,328,528 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 17.2. 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
In a nutshell, Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
