Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Jul 15, 2026

MA

Mastercard Inc
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.1M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

This cluster is routine and non-informative. The CTO's sales follow a derivative exercise and are typical of post-vesting diversification. No actionable signal for traders. Monitor next quarterly filing for any change in insider sentiment.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Latest settled — T+20d
MA ▲ +2.81% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +2.81% · α vs SPY -0.81% · entry $551.54 → $567.04
Next anchor: T+60d in 6d
Latest observation: T+54 -6.91% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Jul 15, 03:59 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
-1.44%
call -1.44% · α -0.45%
$543.60
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-3.85%
call -3.85% · α -2.18%
$530.29
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
+2.81%
call +2.81% · α -0.81%
$567.04
settled 7w ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 6d

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Executive Summary

Two Mastercard insiders, including the President & CTO, sold a total of ~$1.09M in open-market sales over a 7-day window. The CTO's sales follow a large derivative exercise and are part of a routine pattern, while the Controller's sales are small. At a $475B market cap, the total value is negligible (0.0002%), making this cluster trivial and non-informative.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.1M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • President & CTO Edward Grunde McLaughlin sold 19,800 shares via open-market sales totaling ~$10.6M on July 15, 2026, following the exercise of 19,800 derivative shares (non-cash) and a cash exercise of 19,800 shares at $227.25.
  • Controller Sandra A Arkell sold 344 shares total ($186K) across July 14-15, 2026.
  • Total open-market sales value: ~$1.09M (0.0002% of $475.4B market cap).
  • The CTO's sales are consistent with a routine post-exercise diversification pattern (multiple small lots at varying prices).
  • No insider buying activity in the cluster.

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of ~$1.09M represent 0.0002% of Mastercard's $475.4B market cap — immaterial.

insider holdings

Risk Factors

  • No material risk identified from this cluster.

Market Snapshot

Price
$535.21
Change
-0.5%
Volume
3.1M
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Services-Business Services, NEC
Analyst Consensus
90% bullish (52 analysts)

Investment Themes

Fintech & Payments

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-MA-1784185300764
14 reports for MA
Performance horizon
100% Hit rate 5 of 5 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +9.74%Jul 8, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for MA — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 3, 2026
29d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$585.71 $569.19▼ −2.82%▼ −1.67%$548.07 (−6.43%)
Aug 20, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$580.63 $593.50▲ +2.22%▲ +1.74%$548.07 (−5.61%)
Aug 6, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$574.24 $567.04▼ −1.25%▼ −2.47%$548.07 (−4.56%)
Aug 5, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$570.48 $559.73▼ −1.88%▼ −2.24%$548.07 (−3.93%)
Jul 30, 2026
9w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$577.35 $575.95▼ −0.24%▼ −3.87%$548.07 (−5.07%)
Jul 15, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$551.54 $530.29▼ −3.85%▼ −2.18%$548.07 (−0.63%)
Jul 8, 2026
12w ago
ANALYST-UPGRADE
BULLISH ★ 1/10
$519.86 $538.02▲ +3.49%▲ +2.63%$548.07 (+5.43%)
Jul 8, 2026
12w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$519.86 $538.02▲ +3.49%▲ +2.63%$548.07 (+5.43%)
Jul 2, 2026
13w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$539.39 $523.20▼ −3.00%▼ −3.93%$548.07 (+1.61%)
Jun 30, 2026
13w ago
ANALYST-UPGRADE
BULLISH ★ 3/10
$513.60 $533.10▲ +3.80%▲ +3.19%$548.07 (+6.71%)
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Report published Jul 16, 2026