After Hours
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. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Mastercard Appoints Jon Huntsman Jr. As Vice Chairman and President, Strategic Growth.
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Stocks Info
MA belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Credit Services industry. The current market capitalization of Mastercard Incorporated is $446.75B. A total of 2.07 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.40M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Madabhushi Venkata R sold 16,037 shares of MA for 475.94 per share on Mar 01 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Marketing Officer now owns 12,255 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 01 ’24, Miebach Michael sold 7,851 shares at 475.92 per share. MA shares that President & CEO owns now total 47,640.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Madabhushi Venkata R disposed of 28,037 shares on Feb 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $472.58. This resulted in the Chief Marketing Officer holding 12,255 shares of MA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Miebach Michael sold 7,851 shares at $470.12 per share on Feb 16 ’24. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 47,640.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. 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 40.48. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MA has a high of $482.00 and a low of $340.28.
As of this writing, MA has an earnings estimate of $2.97 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.06 per share and a lower estimate of $2.79. 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
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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.
