Global Payments Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:GPN)

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

Global Payments announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share on Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View Global Payments' Dividend History.

Global Payments's stock split on Tuesday, November 3rd 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 7th 2015. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes 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 has authorized a share buyback program on Friday, February 16th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The business services provider reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.05. The business services provider earned $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. Global Payments had a net margin of 13.62% and a return on equity of 20.36%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.29 EPS. View Global Payments' Earnings History.

Global Payments is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Global Payments.

Global Payments will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 31st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Global Payments issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.00-6.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.05. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.44-4.49 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.47 billion.

23 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Global Payments' shares. Their forecasts range from $120.00 to $212.00. On average, they expect Global Payments' share price to reach $175.30 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Global Payments.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Global Payments in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Global Payments.

News stories about GPN stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Global Payments earned a news impact score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Global Payments.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Global Payments investors own include Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), Starbucks (SBUX), Boeing (BA) and Caterpillar (CAT).

Global Payments' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.15%), CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.14%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.09%), CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp (0.08%) and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.05%). Company insiders that own Global Payments stock include Alan M Silberstein, Cameron M Bready, David Lawrence Green, Guido Francesco Sacchi, Jeffrey Steven Sloan, 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 Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Hillcrest Wealth Advisors NY LLC, Coastline Trust Co, Exane Derivatives and NEXT Financial Group Inc. Company insiders that have sold Global Payments company stock in the last year include Alan M Silberstein, Cameron M Bready, Guido Francesco Sacchi, Jeffrey Steven Sloan, 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 CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Moody National Bank Trust Division, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management Inc., Selz Capital LLC, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GPN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $160.13.

Global Payments has a market capitalization of $25.09 billion and generates $3.37 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $452.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.19 on an earnings per share basis. Global Payments employs 11,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Global Payments.

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]