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 8 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $314,679 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $274,790.

Projected Price Targets

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $430.0 to $540.0 for Mastercard ( MA ) during the past quarter.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Mastercard ( MA ) options trades today is 387.14 with a total volume of 59.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Mastercard's ( MA ) big money trades within a strike price range of $430.0 to $540.0 over the last 30 days.

Mastercard 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Biggest Options Spotted:

About Mastercard

Mastercard ( MA ) is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to over $9 trillion in volume during 2023. Mastercard ( MA ) operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Mastercard ( MA ), we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Current Position of Mastercard

With a volume of 365,439, the price of MA is up 0.6% at $490.99.

RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.

Next earnings are expected to be released in 35 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Mastercard

2 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $535.0.

An analyst from Jefferies has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Mastercard ( MA ), which currently sits at a price target of $540.

Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Wells Fargo continues to hold a Overweight rating for Mastercard ( MA ), targeting a price of $530.

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