Q1 EPS Estimates for Global Payments Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Global Payments in a research note issued on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.60 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.90. The consensus estimate for Global Payments' current full-year earnings is $11.89 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Global Payments' Q2 2026 earnings at $2.94 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.67 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut Global Payments from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $135.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Wolfe Research reiterated a "peer perform" rating on shares of Global Payments in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Global Payments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Stephens lowered shares of Global Payments from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $125.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $75.00 target price on shares of Global Payments in a research report on Friday, April 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $114.86.

Global Payments Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GPN traded up $0.74 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $72.13. The stock had a trading volume of 2,301,871 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,375,388. Global Payments has a 1 year low of $65.93 and a 1 year high of $127.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $94.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $104.52. The company has a market capitalization of $17.74 billion, a PE ratio of 11.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.97.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.98 by ($0.14). Global Payments had a return on equity of 12.21% and a net margin of 15.54%. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.31 billion.

Global Payments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Global Payments's dividend payout ratio is 16.18%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Global Payments during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Global Payments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in Global Payments during the first quarter worth $30,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Global Payments in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new stake in Global Payments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.76% of the company's stock.

Global Payments Company Profile

Global Payments Inc provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services.