Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Mastercard ( MA ).

Looking at options history for Mastercard ( MA ) we detected 17 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 29% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 41% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $655,019 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $536,639.

Projected Price Targets

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $530.0 to $600.0 for Mastercard ( MA ) over the last 3 months.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Mastercard's ( MA ) options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Mastercard's ( MA ) whale activity within a strike price range from $530.0 to $600.0 in the last 30 days.

Mastercard Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

About Mastercard

Mastercard ( MA ) is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to $10 trillion in volume during 2024. Mastercard ( MA ) operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.

In light of the recent options history for Mastercard ( MA ), it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.

Current Position of Mastercard

With a volume of 914,463, the price of MA is up 2.21% at $574.44.

RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Mastercard

4 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $656.25.

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* Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Truist Securities lowers its rating to Buy with a new price target of $640.

* An analyst from UBS persists with their Buy rating on Mastercard ( MA ), maintaining a target price of $670.

* An analyst from Jefferies persists with their Buy rating on Mastercard ( MA ), maintaining a target price of $655.

* An analyst from UBS persists with their Buy rating on Mastercard ( MA ), maintaining a target price of $660.

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