Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Financial Stocks: UMB Financial (UMBF), SLM (SLM) and Mastercard (MA)

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on UMB Financial (UMBF – Research Report), SLM (SLM – Research Report) and Mastercard (MA – Research Report).

UMB Financial (UMBF)

Wells Fargo analyst Timur Braziler maintained a Hold rating on UMB Financial yesterday and set a price target of $70.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $63.75.

According to TipRanks.com, Braziler is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -7.9% and a 26.2% success rate. Braziler covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, First Interstate Bancsystem, and Pinnacle Financial Partners.

Currently, the analyst consensus on UMB Financial is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $74.40.

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SLM (SLM)

Wells Fargo analyst Michael Kaye maintained a Hold rating on SLM yesterday and set a price target of $14.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $13.16.

Kaye has an average return of 2.2% when recommending SLM.

According to TipRanks.com, Kaye is ranked #576 out of 8565 analysts.

SLM has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $16.56, which is a 31.1% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Citi also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $14.00 price target.

Mastercard (MA)

Wells Fargo analyst Donald Fandetti maintained a Buy rating on Mastercard yesterday and set a price target of $440.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $364.59.

According to TipRanks.com, Fandetti is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.7% and a 54.2% success rate. Fandetti covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Discover Financial Services, Capital One Financial, and Synchrony Financial.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Mastercard with a $459.31 average price target, which is a 23.8% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Citi also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $450.00 price target.

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