Q3 EPS Estimates for Global Payments Cut by Zacks Research

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Global Payments in a research report issued on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $3.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.18. The consensus estimate for Global Payments' current full-year earnings is $11.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Global Payments' Q3 2026 earnings at $3.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.62 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on GPN. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Global Payments from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $78.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Global Payments from $125.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded Global Payments from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $86.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, April 25th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Global Payments from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Global Payments from $115.00 to $85.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $112.43.

Global Payments Price Performance

Global Payments stock opened at $75.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $18.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.96. The stock's 50 day moving average is $84.46 and its 200 day moving average is $101.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.93. Global Payments has a one year low of $65.93 and a one year high of $120.00.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The business services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.73 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.20 billion. Global Payments had a net margin of 15.54% and a return on equity of 12.21%. Global Payments's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.59 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Global Payments

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of Global Payments during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Global Payments in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Global Payments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Global Payments by 546.6% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 375 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in shares of Global Payments in the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 89.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Global Payments's payout ratio is currently 16.13%.

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.

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