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Global Payments (GPN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$84.89 +0.30 (+0.36%)
As of 03:25 PM Eastern
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About Global Payments Stock (NYSE:GPN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$84.81
▼
$86.32
50-Day Range
$78.34
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$94.59
52-Week Range
$61.16
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$95.88
Volume
568,473 shs
Average Volume
3.34 million shs
Market Capitalization
$22.46 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.18%
Price Target
$96.17
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) is a financial technology and payments company that provides software and payment solutions to businesses, financial institutions and other organizations. Its services help merchants accept payments through credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets and other electronic methods across in-store, online and mobile channels.

The company offers payment processing, point-of-sale technology, commerce management software, payment security and reporting tools. Its solutions are used in industries including retail, restaurants, hospitality, healthcare, education and government. Global Payments has also provided technology and services to financial institutions and card issuers, including card issuance, transaction processing and related account-management capabilities.

Global Payments serves customers in markets across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, along with other international markets. The company traces its roots to 1967 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Cameron Bready has served as president and chief executive officer since 2023.

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Global Payments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

GPN MarketRank™: 
4.552823920265 of 5 stars

Global Payments scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 843 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Global Payments has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 16 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Global Payments has a consensus price target of $96.17, representing about 12.7% upside from its current price of $85.31.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Global Payments has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Global Payments' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Global Payments are expected to grow by 18.40% in the coming year, from $13.64 to $16.15 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Global Payments is -28.69, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Global Payments is -28.69, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • 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 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Global Payments' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.69% 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 5.93.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Global Payments has recently decreased by 7.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Global Payments pays a meaningful dividend of 1.20%, 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 Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Global Payments will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.19% next year. This indicates that Global Payments will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Global Payments' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Global Payments has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Global Payments this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for GPN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Global Payments to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Global Payments' insider trading history.
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GPN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Global Payments' stock was trading at $77.43 at the start of the year. Since then, GPN shares have increased by 10.2% and is now trading at $85.31.

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The business services provider reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.02. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 68.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Shares of Global Payments split on the morning of Tuesday, November 3rd 2015.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 7th 2015. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, November 2nd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Global Payments: Mineral Tree, CaixaBank, COMERCIA GLOBAL PAYMENTS EP S.L, Zego, Heartland Retail, Total System Services, Sentral Education, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Global Payments include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.07%), Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI (0.03%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.03%) and Benedict Financial Advisors Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include David Lawrence Green, Robert H B Baldwin Jr, Dara L Steele-Belkin, Dara L Steele-Belkin, Connie D Mcdaniel, Andrea M Carter, David M Sheffield and Patricia A Watson.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Global Payments investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Visa (v), Salesforce (crm) and Mastercard (MA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Record date for 9/25 Dividend
9/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend
9/11/2026
Dividend Payable
9/25/2026
Today
10/20/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-Industry
Transaction & Payment Processing Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:GPN
CIK
1123360
Employees
26,000
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$137.00
Low Price Target
$60.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.31
Research Coverage
32 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($2.98)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
6.24
P/E Growth
0.41
Net Income
$1.40 billion
Net Margins
-9.16%
Pretax Margin
5.91%
Return on Equity
13.80%
Return on Assets
5.73%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.90
Current Ratio
0.82
Quick Ratio
0.82

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.71 billion
Price / Sales
2.92
Cash Flow
$19.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.40
Book Value
$99.60 per share
Price / Book
0.85

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
264,620,000
Free Float
263,110,000
Market Cap
$22.52 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.80

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This page (NYSE:GPN) was last updated on 10/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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