Global Payments (GPN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions that enables commerce for merchants, issuers and enterprises. The company develops and operates payment processing networks, point-of-sale systems and cloud-based software that facilitate electronic transactions across in-store, online and mobile channels. Its services span merchant acquiring, payment gateway services, omnichannel commerce platforms, and solutions for recurring and subscription billing.

Global Payments offers a range of products and services including integrated payment terminals and point-of-sale software, e-commerce and gateway technologies, fraud prevention and tokenization tools, and business analytics and reporting. The company also provides issuer processing and card services that support banks and financial institutions. Its customer base includes merchants of all sizes, independent software vendors, partners and financial institutions, and it serves customers across North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Global Payments has grown through both organic development and strategic acquisitions to broaden its product set and geographic footprint. In 2019 the company completed a significant acquisition of Total System Services (TSYS), which expanded its issuer processing capabilities. The organization is led by a senior management team that focuses on integrating payments, software and data analytics to support digital commerce. Global Payments positions itself as a technology-driven partner for businesses and financial institutions adapting to changing payment methods and regulatory environments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $67.96 to $74.20
• 50-Day Range: $62.72 to $78.37
• 52-Week Range: $62.45 to $90.64
• Volume: 5.75 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.93 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.03
• Dividend Yield: 1.44%
• Price Target: $86.20
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Global Payments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Global Payments scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 302 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Global Payments has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 17 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Global Payments has a consensus price target of $86.20, representing about 23.8% upside from its current price of $69.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Global Payments has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Global Payments are expected to grow by 19.69% in the coming year, from $13.71 to $16.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Global Payments is 12.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Global Payments is 12.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 27.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Global Payments has a PEG Ratio of 0.41. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Global Payments has a P/B Ratio of 0.70. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.59% of the float of Global Payments has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Global Payments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.26.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Global Payments has recently increased by 6.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Global Payments pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Global Payments does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Global Payments is 17.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Global Payments will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.09% next year. This indicates that Global Payments will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Global Payments has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Global Payments this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

30 people have searched for GPN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 88% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Global Payments to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Global Payments insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.57% of the stock of Global Payments is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.76% of the stock of Global Payments is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GPN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GPN shares performed this year?

Global Payments' stock was trading at $77.43 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, GPN shares have decreased by 10.0% and is now trading at $69.6530.

How were Global Payments' earnings last quarter?

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The business services provider reported $2.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.14. The company's revenue was up 63.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Global Payments' stock split?

Global Payments's stock split before market open on Tuesday, November 3rd 2015.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 7th 2015. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, November 2nd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Global Payments have any subsidiaries?

Global Payments subsidiaries include Mineral Tree, CaixaBank, COMERCIA GLOBAL PAYMENTS EP S.L, Zego, Heartland Retail, Total System Services, Sentral Education, and others.

Who are Global Payments' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Global Payments include Pzena Investment Management LLC (4.22%), Focused Investors LLC (0.52%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.51%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include David Lawrence Green, Robert H B Baldwin Jr, Joshua J Whipple, Dara L Steele-Belkin, Dara L Steele-Belkin, Connie D Mcdaniel, Andrea M Carter, David M Sheffield and Patricia A Watson.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Global Payments?

Shares of GPN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Global Payments own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Global Payments investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), PayPal (PYPL) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/30 Dividend: 3/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/30 Dividend: 3/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026
• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Financial Transaction Services
• Sub-Industry: Data Processing & Outsourced Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GPN
• CIK: 1123360
• Web: www.globalpaymentsinc.com
• Phone: (770) 829-8000
• Fax: 770-829-8267
• Employees: 26,000
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Global Payments: $86.20
• High Price Target: $110.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.09
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.08
• P/E Growth: 0.41
• Net Income: $1.40 billion
• Net Margins: 16.92%
• Pretax Margin: 16.35%
• Return on Equity: 12.72%
• Return on Assets: 5.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
• Current Ratio: 1.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.49
• Cash Flow: $19.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.65
• Book Value: $99.60 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 275,240,000
• Free Float: 273,674,000
• Market Cap: $19.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.75