NYSE:GPN - Global Payments Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Global Payments trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GPN."

Global Payments declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 14th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. View Global Payments' Dividend History.

Global Payments shares split on the morning of Tuesday, November 3rd 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 7th 2015. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, November 2nd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of Global Payments stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Global Payments declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Friday, February 16th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 2nd. The business services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.07. The business services provider earned $982.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $968.75 million. Global Payments had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 14.86%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.94 earnings per share. View Global Payments' Earnings History.

Global Payments is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Global Payments.

Global Payments will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 30th at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8776746428.

Global Payments updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.05-5.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.09. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.9-3.975 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.92 billion.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Global Payments' stock. Their predictions range from $23.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect Global Payments' stock price to reach $119.6522 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Global Payments.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Global Payments in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 20 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Global Payments.

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Global Payments' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Rathbone Brothers plc (0.17%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.11%), JLB & Associates Inc. (0.06%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.05%), First American Bank (0.04%) and Aperio Group LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Global Payments stock include Alan M Silberstein, Cameron M Bready, David E Mangum, David Lawrence Green, Guido Francesco Sacchi, Michael W Trapp, Robert H B Baldwin Jr, Ruth Ann Marshall and William I Jacobs. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Global Payments.

GPN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, JLB & Associates Inc., Andra AP fonden, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and Coastline Trust Co. Company insiders that have sold Global Payments company stock in the last year include Alan M Silberstein, Cameron M Bready, David Lawrence Green, Guido Francesco Sacchi, Robert H B Baldwin Jr, Ruth Ann Marshall and William I Jacobs. View Insider Buying and Selling for Global Payments.

GPN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First American Bank, Barometer Capital Management Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC, Highland Capital Management LLC, Rathbone Brothers plc, Aperio Group LLC and Iberiabank Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Global Payments.

Shares of GPN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GPN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $116.87.

Global Payments has a market capitalization of $18.43 billion and generates $3.98 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $468.42 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.01 on an earnings per share basis. Global Payments employs 10,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Global Payments is http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com.

Global Payments' mailing address is 3550 LENOX ROAD, ATLANTA GA, 30326. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 770-829-8000 or via email at [email protected]