Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC Buys 49 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)

Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its position in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,640 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $1,126,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MA. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,392 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,343,000 after buying an additional 531 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Mastercard by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 2,919 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,156,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 8,629 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,435,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. KFG Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mastercard in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $410,000. Finally, Nikulski Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mastercard by 10.9% in the 3rd quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 3,871 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,533,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the period. 97.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Foundation Mastercard sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $487.25, for a total transaction of $97,450.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 97,543,308 shares in the company, valued at $47,527,976,823. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other Mastercard news, insider Craig Vosburg sold 13,542 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.06, for a total value of $6,230,132.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 46,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,388,649.46. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Foundation Mastercard sold 200 shares of Mastercard stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $487.25, for a total transaction of $97,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 97,543,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,527,976,823. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 257,630 shares of company stock worth $118,303,470. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Mastercard Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:MA traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $462.50. 3,982,723 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,420,361. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $357.85 and a one year high of $490.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $431.46 billion, a PE ratio of 39.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.08. The business’s 50 day moving average is $471.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $435.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 31st. The credit services provider reported $3.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.08 by $0.10. Mastercard had a net margin of 44.60% and a return on equity of 191.22%. The company had revenue of $6.55 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.65 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Mastercard Incorporated will post 14.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Mastercard Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be issued a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 8th. Mastercard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.32%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on MA. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $510.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a report on Thursday, February 1st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $480.00 to $490.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 1st. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Mastercard in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Mizuho reissued a “buy” rating and set a $480.00 target price on shares of Mastercard in a report on Wednesday, March 27th. Finally, Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of Mastercard from $452.00 to $504.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mastercard currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $490.23.

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.