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MA

Mastercard Inc
$550.00 ▼ -0.27%
Prev close $551.47
Market cap$493.7B
ConsensusStrong Buy
12-mo target$666.71 (+21.2%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 9/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)34 New Institutional Positions16 Institutional Exits Fintech & Payments
Snapshot
The big-picture read on MA right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$493.7B
Cap Size
Mega Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (91%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$272.8B
Inst. Activity
34 buys / 16 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $50.9M sell
Insider Net $
-$50.9M
Social Sentiment
61° Warm
SEC Reports
14
Congressional
16 trades
Price chart 30d -6.5%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 16, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: MA — 58.7% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 467,501 | Exempt: 2,333 | TRF Vol: 796,376 | Short Ratio: 58.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Sep 2, 2026 Insider
SACHIN J. MEHRA sold 3,266 shares
Chief Business Officer @ $584.00 ($1.9M)
Aug 31, 2026 Insider
Kirkpatrick Linda Pistecchia sold 923 shares
Chief Services Officer @ $593.54 ($547.8K)
Aug 20, 2026 Insider
SACHIN J. MEHRA sold 1,000 shares
Chief Business Officer @ $572.07 ($572.1K)
Jul 8, 2026 SEC
Barclays initiates MA at Overweight — PT $640 (+20%)
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 1/10
Jun 30, 2026 SEC
Piper Sandler initiates MA at Overweight — PT $597 (+17%)
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 3/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
11,753,770 shares ($6.0B)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT — TRIM
2,761,793 shares ($1.4B)
Analyst ratings buy % +18.2%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Strong Buy 91% rate it Buy or better · 54 analysts
Strong Buy 13 24% Buy 36 67% Hold 5 9% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Aug 31, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINOutperform 55%
Aug 25, 2026Wolfe ResearchMAINTAINOutperform 52%
Aug 5, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINBuy 55%
Aug 3, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldMAINTAINOverweight 49%
Jul 31, 2026UBSMAINTAINBuy 55%
Jul 31, 2026MacquarieMAINTAINOutperform 55%
Jul 31, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINOutperform 55%
Jul 31, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINOverweight 55%
Jul 31, 2026TD CowenMAINTAINBuy 56%
Jul 31, 2026BarclaysMAINTAINOverweight 54%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 2026133650091%
Aug 1, 2026133740093%
Jul 1, 2026133450090%
Jun 1, 2026133350090%
May 1, 2026133250090%
Apr 1, 2026133050090%
Mar 1, 2026142970086%
Feb 1, 2026142790082%
Price targets
Where 37 covering analysts think MA trades over the next 12 months.
$666.71 +21.2% upside Strong Buy
Current$550.00 Low$550.00 Median$668.00 High$740.00 37 analysts
$550.00$740.00
Analyst rating Strong Buy· 1.4/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood +0.0%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
61°
Warm
BearishNeutralBullish
32 mentions 20 bullish 12 bearish 0 neutral
Recent posts
wallstreetbets Neutral 6mo ago
Mastercard $MA is acquiring stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments.
▲ 2 · 💬 4· ⚡ 0.5
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
14 SEC filing reports analyzed · 5 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 9 neutral · avg impact 2.9/10.
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE3/10
Piper Sandler initiates MA at Overweight — PT $597 (+17%)
Jun 30, 2026
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE4/10
BMO Capital initiates MA at Outperform with $605 PT — +18% upside
Apr 22, 2026
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE1/10
Barclays initiates MA at Overweight — PT $640 (+20%)
Jul 8, 2026
NEUTRALCLUSTER2/10
Two C-suite insiders (Chief Business Officer and Chief Services Officer) at Mastercard sold a combin
Sep 4, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 16, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MA — 58.7% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 467,501 | Exempt: 2,333 | TRF Vol: 796,376 | Short Ratio: 58.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 11, 2026
ftd
FTD: MA — 1,739 shares ($1.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260911, Price: $565.37, FTD Value: $983,178.43, MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CL A C
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MA — 1.9M shares, 76,569 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 1,859,460 shares across 76,569 trades.
Aug 31, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MA — 2.8M shares, 95,954 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 2,764,946 shares across 95,954 trades.
Aug 24, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MA — 3.4M shares, 114,323 trades
Week starting 2026-08-24. Total ATS volume: 3,389,884 shares across 114,323 trades.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$5.15$5.03–$5.2417.6%+0.0%22↑ 5↓$9.6B30
Next Q$5.17$5.03–$5.438.6%+0.0%9↑ 18↓$10.0B29
Current FY$19.93$19.64–$20.2017.2%+0.0%33↑ 1↓$37.3B37
Next FY$23.02$22.28–$23.5615.5%-0.0%31↑ 2↓$42.0B38
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$5.151—
7d ago$5.151—
30d ago$5.151—
60d ago$5.127+0.024
90d ago$5.114+0.038
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own MA (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $272.8B total value (531,250,049 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, Mastercard, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 34 institutions added/increased vs 16 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.66,393,565$34.1B12.5%—
Mastercard Foundation Asset Management Corp60,347,774$31.0B11.4%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC52,122,015$26.8B9.8%—
STATE STREET CORP36,964,305$19.0B7.0%—
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO28,228,027$14.4B5.3%—
FMR LLC23,843,483$12.2B4.5%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC21,512,085$11.0B4.0%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC19,163,628$9.8B3.6%—
MORGAN STANLEY15,001,503$7.7B2.8%—
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP12,698,735$6.5B2.4%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
NORGES BANKNEW—11,753,770—$6.0B
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDTRIM3,899,1142,761,793-29.2%$1.4B
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am MainDOUBLED1,318,2192,740,643+107.9%$1.4B
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED624,5402,682,370+329.5%$1.4B
PERSHING SQUARE INC.NEW—2,124,646—$1.1B
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.ADD1,136,2191,987,325+74.9%$1.0B
DnB Asset Management ASADD1,096,0091,923,485+75.5%$987.9M
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLCADD950,7851,818,743+91.3%$934.1M
BAILLIE GIFFORD & COADD1,366,1111,726,830+26.4%$886.9M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD1,125,6711,467,770+30.4%$753.8M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
7 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$50.9M — $0.00 bought, $50.9M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 2, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL3,266$584.00$1.9M
Aug 31, 2026Kirkpatrick Linda PistecchiaChief Services OfficerSELL923$593.54$547.8K
Aug 20, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL1,000$572.07$572.1K
Aug 19, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL120$572.41$68.7K
Aug 19, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL400$579.35$231.7K
Aug 19, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL1,280$576.82$738.3K
Aug 19, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerEXERCISE7,444$344.48$2.6M
Aug 19, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL966$573.99$554.5K
Aug 19, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL1,150$574.73$660.9K
Aug 19, 2026SACHIN J. MEHRAChief Business OfficerSELL1,168$575.77$672.5K
Congressional trades
MA trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
7 members · 12 buys / 4 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Jun 29, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncJul 13, 2026(15d)
Jun 15, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncJul 13, 2026(29d)
Jun 10, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncJul 13, 2026(34d)
Jun 8, 2026Tommy TubervilleRSENATESELL$15,001 - $50,000Mastercard IncJul 16, 2026(38d)
Jun 5, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncJul 3, 2026(29d)
Jun 2, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncJul 8, 2026(37d)
Apr 28, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncMay 11, 2026(14d)
Apr 27, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncMay 11, 2026(15d)
Apr 17, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Mastercard IncMay 11, 2026(25d)
Apr 13, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSEBUY$15,001 - $50,000Mastercard IncMay 13, 2026(31d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for MA.
Shares short
7,201,181
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-5.1%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
3.2
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈0.8%
Estimate — not % of float
All MA filing & press-release reports (14)