Wells Fargo analyst Donald Fandetti maintained a Buy rating on Mastercard (MA) on December 6. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $290.40, close to its 52-week high of $293.69.
According to TipRanks.com, Fandetti is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 10.1% and a 69.5% success rate. Fandetti covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Discover Financial Services, Starwood Property, and American Express.
Mastercard has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $317.00, which is an 8.4% upside from current levels. In a report issued on December 5, Compass Point also initiated coverage with a Buy rating on the stock with a $330.00 price target.
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Based on Mastercard’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $4.47 billion and net profit of $2.11 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $3.9 billion and had a net profit of $1.9 billion.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 64 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of MA in relation to earlier this year.
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