Now that Mastercard Incorporated’s volume has hit 2.19 million, investors get a glimpse of its size.

On Monday, Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) opened higher 0.17% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $507.36. Price fluctuations for MA have ranged from $359.77 to $518.82 over the past 52 weeks.

A company in the Financial sector has jumped its sales by 11.54% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 16.92% at the time writing. With a float of $823.79 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $927.00 million.

In an organization with 33400 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 86.58%, operating margin of 57.79%, and the pretax margin is 55.24%.

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Credit Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Mastercard Incorporated is 10.83%, while institutional ownership is 78.90%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 27 ’24, was worth 2,300,967. In this transaction Chief Marketing Officer of this company sold 4,686 shares at a rate of $491.03, taking the stock ownership to the 12,943 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 27 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 4,686 for $491.27, making the entire transaction worth $2,302,091.

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Performance Highlights and Predictions

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 16.92% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 16.70% during the next five years compared to 16.16% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Mastercard Incorporated (MA). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.14. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 17.78. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 40.23.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 13.09, a number that is poised to hit 3.74 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 16.67 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Mastercard Incorporated (MA)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.86 million. That was inferior than the volume of 2.43 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 31.13%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 6.07.

During the past 100 days, Mastercard Incorporated’s (MA) raw stochastic average was set at 88.21%, which indicates a significant increase from 54.33% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 9.16% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 16.71% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $492.35, while its 200-day Moving Average is $465.34. However, in the short run, Mastercard Incorporated’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $510.67. Second resistance stands at $513.12. The third major resistance level sits at $515.39. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $505.95, it is likely to go to the next support level at $503.68. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $501.23.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Key Stats

There are currently 929,615K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 469.50 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 25,098 M according to its annual income of 11,195 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 6,961 M and its income totaled 3,258 M.