Global Payments Inc. $GPN Position Increased by Gator Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Gator Capital Management boosted its position in Global Payments by 63.6% in Q3 to 141,700 shares (about $11.77M), making GPN its sixth-largest holding; institutional investors now own roughly 89.8% of the company.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Hold" on GPN with an average price target of $91.36, while individual targets and ratings range from downgrades to raised targets ($85–$97) across firms.
• Global Payments reported $3.18 EPS (vs. $3.16 est.) and $2.32B revenue (up 1.4% y/y), set FY2026 guidance of $13.80–$14.00 EPS, and announced a $0.25 quarterly dividend (1.4% yield); the stock trades near $70.30, below its 50- and 200-day averages.

Gator Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN - Free Report) by 63.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 141,700 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 55,075 shares during the quarter. Global Payments accounts for about 3.0% of Gator Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Gator Capital Management LLC owned 0.06% of Global Payments worth $11,772,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the 4th quarter worth $725,000. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Global Payments in the first quarter valued at $243,000. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Global Payments by 43.5% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 14,462 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,416,000 after buying an additional 4,386 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Global Payments in the second quarter valued at $1,402,000. Finally, National Pension Service lifted its holdings in Global Payments by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 400,720 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $32,074,000 after buying an additional 2,869 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.76% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Truist Financial set a $85.00 price objective on Global Payments in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Global Payments from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Stephens cut their price objective on shares of Global Payments from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and set a $88.00 price objective (up from $80.00) on shares of Global Payments in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $97.00 target price (up from $95.00) on shares of Global Payments in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $91.36.

Global Payments Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of NYSE GPN opened at $70.30 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $74.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.63. The stock has a market cap of $19.68 billion, a PE ratio of 12.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Global Payments Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.93 and a 52-week high of $100.56.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $3.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $0.02. Global Payments had a return on equity of 12.72% and a net margin of 16.92%.The company had revenue of $2.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.85 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Global Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.800-14.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Global Payments Inc. will post 11.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. Global Payments's payout ratio is presently 17.27%.

Global Payments Company Profile

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.

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