After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech Partner to Drive Acceleration of Mobile Money Ecosystem in Africa Across 13 Markets.
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Mastercard Incorporated is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Credit Services industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $478.85 and fluctuated between $479.14 as its day high and $473.67 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Mastercard Incorporated is $446.71B. A total of 1.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.53M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, MA has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 59 BUYs and 92 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 180,770 shares during that period but sold 3,160,532.
In the most recent transaction, Miebach Michael sold 7,851 shares of MA for 470.12 per share on Feb 16. After the transaction, the President & CEO now owns 47,640 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 01, Vosburg Craig sold 13,542 shares at 460.06 per share. MA shares that Chief Product Officer owns now total 46,491.
Among the insiders who sold shares, McLaughlin Edward Grunde disposed of 10,000 shares on Feb 01 at a per-share price of $458.46. This resulted in the President & CTO, MA Tech holding 23,614 shares of MA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Bhalla Ajay sold 98 shares at $439.52 per share on Jan 22. Company shares held by the President Cyber & Intelligence now total 6,235.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Mastercard Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $2.37, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.49%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 40.47. MA’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/8/2024 when it declared a $0.66 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/9/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1/8/2024. The MA stock dividend was $0.66 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MA in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $508.07 with high estimates of $575.00 and low estimates of $412.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MA has a high of $475.17 and a low of $340.21.
As of this writing, MA has an earnings estimate of $3.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.34 per share and a lower estimate of $3.04. The company reported an EPS of $3.09 in the last quarter, which was 5.50% higher than expectations of $2.93.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $7.89B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.90B in debt and $13.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $7.42, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.41B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MA is Buy with a score of 4.82.
