Mastercard Inc’s Sentiment

“Big money sentiment for Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) in Q4 2018 increased to 0.99, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. So its up 0.02, from 2018Q3’s 0.97. 566 investment managers increased or opened new positions, while 569 decreased and sold stakes in Mastercard Inc so the sentiment is more positive. Funds own 806.08 million shares, up from 734.72 million shares in 2018Q3. Funds holding Mastercard Inc in top 10 decreased from 161 to 142 for a decrease of 19. In total 75 funds closed positions, 494 reduced and 453 increased. Also 113 funds bought new Mastercard Inc stakes.

Largest Mastercard Inc Investors

As of Q4 2018 Manor Road Capital Partners Llc has 15.67% invested in Mastercard Inc. As of Q4 2018, 5.33 million shares of Mastercard Inc are owned by Akre Capital Management Llc. Furthermore, Gardner Russo & Gardner Llc reported 8.08 million shares in Mastercard Inc equivalent to 12.65% of its stocks portfolio. The Connecticut-based fund Night Owl Capital Management Llc have invested about 12.5% of the investment professional’s stock portfolio in Mastercard Inc. The Australia-based fund Vgi Partners Pty Ltd looks positive on Mastercard Inc, having 584,649 shares.

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related services and products in the United States and internationally.The firm is valued at $245.35 billion. It facilitates the processing of payment transactions, including authorization, clearing, and settlement, as well as delivers related services and products.42.71 is the P/E ratio. The firm also offers value-added services, such as loyalty and reward programs, information and consulting services, issuer and acquirer processing solutions, and payment and mobile gateways.

MA reached $239.15 during the last trading session after $0.32 change.Mastercard Incorporated has volume of 2.54 million shares. Since April 16, 2018 MA has risen 30.43% and is uptrending. MA outperformed the S&P 500 by 26.06%.

Investors expect Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)’s quarterly earnings on May, 1., RTT reports. Last year’s EPS was $1.5, while now analysts expect change of 12.00 % up from current $1.68 EPS. MA’s profit could be $1.72 billion if the current EPS of $1.68 is accurate. Wall Street now predicts 8.39 % EPS growth despite Mastercard Incorporated previous quarter’s EPS of $1.55.

Lombard Odier Asset (Switzerland) Sa has invested 0.14% in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA). Pillar Pacific Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company stated it has 71,245 shs or 1.77% of all its holdings. Pictet Asset Management Limited invested in 712,054 shs or 0.34% of the stock. Envestnet Asset has 0.19% invested in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) for 656,731 shs. Aspiriant Ltd Liability Corporation holds 0.06% of its capital in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) for 4,519 shs. First Trust Advisors L P, Illinois-based fund reported 283,367 shs. Credit Agricole S A stated it has 100,703 shs. Bbr Prtn Limited Co accumulated 11,991 shs or 0.3% of the stock. 396,404 are held by Royal London Asset Management. Sumitomo Life Insurance stated it has 0.96% in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA). Whittier Commerce reported 0.19% of its capital in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA). Sigma Planning Corp, Michigan-based fund reported 10,163 shs. Cadence Comml Bank Na accumulated 5,963 shs or 0.51% of the stock. Welch Group Ltd Liability stated it has 0.04% in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA). Alphamark Advisors Ltd Company holds 0% in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) or 10 shs.

Mastercard Incorporated registered $4.52 million net activity with 1 insider purchase and 2 insider sales since November 2, 2018. Another trade for 20,269 shs valued at $4.04 million was sold by McLaughlin Edward Grunde. $959,993 worth of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) was sold by Haythornthwaite Richard.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) Ratings Coverage

Total analysts of 14 have positions in Mastercard (NYSE:MA) as follows: 13 rated it a “Buy”, 0 with “Sell” and 1 with “Hold”. The positive are 93%. The firm has $267 highest while $207 is the lowest target. The average target $243.23 is 1.71% above the last ($239.15) price. Since November 1, 2018 according to StockzIntelligence Inc Mastercard has 15 analyst reports. In Monday, March 25 report Barclays Capital maintained it with “Buy” rating and $261 target. On Thursday, November 1 the firm has “Outperform” rating by BMO Capital Markets given. The stock rating was maintained by Cantor Fitzgerald with “Buy” on Tuesday, March 12. In Tuesday, February 19 report Susquehanna maintained it with “Buy” rating and $255 target. On Wednesday, January 9 UBS upgraded the shares of MA in report to “Buy” rating. The company rating was downgraded by Bank of America on Tuesday, January 8. On Thursday, March 14 Wedbush maintained Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) with “Buy” rating. On Wednesday, February 20 the firm has “Buy” rating given by Nomura. On Tuesday, March 26 the firm earned “Buy” rating by Robert W. Baird. The company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank on Monday, April 1.

For more Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) news published recently go to: Businesswire.com, Seekingalpha.com, Seekingalpha.com, Globenewswire.com or Streetinsider.com. The titles are as follows: “Mastercard Commercial Cardholders Get Even Greater Transparency into Amazon Business Purchases – Business Wire” published on April 15, 2019, “Mastercard: When Growth Beats Value – Seeking Alpha” on April 01, 2019, “Oligopolies Continue To Move The Market (Updated) – Seeking Alpha” with a publish date: April 15, 2019, “Recent Analysis Shows Mastercard, Halliburton, Keysight Technologies, Eli Lilly, Wabash National, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Market Influences — Renewed Outlook, Key Drivers of Growth – GlobeNewswire” and the last “MasterCard (MA) Announces Acquisition of Vyze – StreetInsider.com” with publication date: April 16, 2019.