Should You Continue on Investing in Mastercard (MA)?

Stewart Asset Management, an investment management firm, published its third-quarter 2022 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. For the quarter that ended September 30th, the fund’s Flagship portfolio declined 8.07%, net of fees. The S&P 500 Index, our benchmark, lost 4.88%. For the nine months ending September 30th, its Flagship declined 35.68%, net of fees, and the S&P 500 Index lost 23.87%. Try to spare some time to check the fund’s top 5 holdings for you to have an idea about their best stock picks this 2022.

In its Q3 2022 investor letter, Stewart Asset Management mentioned Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) and explained its insights for the company. Founded in 1966, Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is a Purchase, Harrison, New York-based financial services company with a $344.3 billion market capitalization. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) delivered a -0.32% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are up by 3.72%. The stock closed at $358.17 per share on December 12, 2022.

Here is what Stewart Asset Management has to say about Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) in its Q3 2022 investor letter:

“We invest in businesses with strong, resilient earnings growth which are less cyclical. In the pandemic recession of 2020, the aggregate earnings of the portfolios we manage did not decline year-over-year, and in fact grew, albeit modestly. Looking at the Great Recession which began at year-end 2007 and lasted to mid-year 2009 is helpful too. Our four largest current holdings in the portfolio weathered that period well. During this same period, Mastercard’s (NYSE:MA) earnings almost tripled.

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Our calculations show that Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) ranks 7th on our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) was in 146 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the second quarter of 2022, compared to 137 funds in the previous quarter. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) delivered a 5.84% return in the past 3 months.

In November 2022, we also shared another hedge fund’s views on Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) in another article. You can find other investor letters from hedge funds and prominent investors on our hedge fund investor letters 2022 Q3 page.

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