This Powerhouse Financial Stock Just Declared a 15% Dividend Raise. Is It Time to Buy?

Another year, another dividend raise. That has been the strategy of payment card giant Mastercard (NYSE: MA) for over a decade now, and in December it maintained that tradition with another increase in its payout for stockholders. The increase was accompanied by news of a massive stock buyback program, so Mastercard will spend much of 2025 doling out capital for stock price-supporting measures.Let's unpack whether these changes support the buy case for the company.Mastercard announced this latest dividend raise in mid-December. The company said it is boosting its quarterly distribution by $0.10, or 15%, to $0.76 per share. This is to be dispensed on Feb. 7 to investors of record as of Jan. 9. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool