Q2 EPS Estimates for Global Payments Reduced by Analyst

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Global Payments in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $2.89 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.00. The consensus estimate for Global Payments' current full-year earnings is $11.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Global Payments' Q4 2025 earnings at $3.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.51 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.99 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on GPN. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on Global Payments in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. They set an "in-line" rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Global Payments from $166.00 to $163.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Global Payments from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Royal Bank of Canada cut Global Payments from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $86.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Global Payments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $112.43.

Global Payments Trading Down 2.1%

GPN stock traded down $1.60 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $74.12. The company had a trading volume of 2,199,931 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,473,158. The business has a 50-day moving average of $83.62 and a 200-day moving average of $100.81. Global Payments has a one year low of $65.93 and a one year high of $120.00. The stock has a market cap of $18.08 billion, a PE ratio of 11.99, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The business services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.73 by $0.09. Global Payments had a return on equity of 12.21% and a net margin of 15.54%. The business had revenue of $2.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.59 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis.

Global Payments Announces Dividend

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 1.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Global Payments's payout ratio is currently 16.13%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Global Payments

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Global Payments by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,995,107 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,800,952,000 after buying an additional 179,195 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Global Payments by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 8,334,097 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $816,075,000 after purchasing an additional 35,251 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Global Payments by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,230,322 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $696,362,000 after purchasing an additional 301,877 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the 4th quarter valued at $345,823,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its position in shares of Global Payments by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,906,444 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $325,698,000 after purchasing an additional 259,590 shares during the last quarter. 89.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Global Payments

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.