13 Best Financial Sector Dividend Stocks to Invest In

2. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 136

Dividend Yield as of November 28: 0.55%

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is one of the best dividend stocks in the financial sector. On November 10, Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat assigned a Buy rating on Mastercard, setting a target price of $607.

In a different business update, on November 13, Mastercard and Ukraine’s Government reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate Digital Country Partnership in Ukraine. The agreement was finalized on November 12, as the Rebuild Ukraine Conference in Warsaw approaches.

Oleksii Sobolev, the Ukrainian Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, and Inga Andreieva, who is Mastercard’s country manager in Ukraine and Moldova, signed the MoU. Tucker Foote, the company’s Chief Government Affairs and Policy Officer, was also present during the signing.

This Memorandum is meant to quicken Ukraine’s digital roadmap by utilizing Mastercard’s innovative payment solutions, digital ecosystem, and cybersecurity expertise.

The partnership between Ukraine and Mastercard aims to improve the country’s digital economy through higher financial inclusion, modernizing transport and tourism with digital systems, strengthening cybersecurity and AI-driven innovation, and advancing cybersecurity across critical platforms. The agreement outlines a five-year plan for carrying out planned initiatives under the Digital Country Partnership program.