Global Payments Stock Forecast, Price & News

Global Payments' stock was trading at $172.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GPN shares have increased by 1.7% and is now trading at $175.00.
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35 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Global Payments in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 31 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Global Payments is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 29th 2020.
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Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 3rd. The business services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.27. The business services provider had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. Global Payments had a return on equity of 5.61% and a net margin of 5.68%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 71.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.51 earnings per share.
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Global Payments declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.195 per share on Thursday, September 24th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 9th.
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Global Payments shares split before market open on Tuesday, November 3rd 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 7th 2015. The newly minted shares were payable 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.

35 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Global Payments' stock. Their forecasts range from $164.00 to $235.00. On average, they expect Global Payments' stock price to reach $201.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.3% from the stock's current price.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Global Payments investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Mastercard (MA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Visa (V), Boeing (BA), salesforce.com (CRM), Adobe (ADBE), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS) and QUALCOMM (QCOM).

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

Global Payments' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.14%), FMR LLC (3.03%), Synovus Financial Corp (2.91%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.84%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.63%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.60%). Company insiders that own Global Payments stock include Alan M Silberstein, Cameron M Bready, David M Sheffield, Guido Francesco Sacchi, Jeffrey Steven Sloan, John Thompson Turner, Joia M Johnson, Kriss Cloninger III, Robert H B Baldwin Jr, Ruth Ann Marshall and William I Jacobs.
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GPN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Coatue Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Marshall Wace North America L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Vanguard Group Inc., and Neuberger Berman Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Global Payments company stock in the last year include David M Sheffield, Guido Francesco Sacchi, John Thompson Turner, Kriss Cloninger III, Robert H B Baldwin Jr, Ruth Ann Marshall, and William I Jacobs.
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GPN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Point72 Asset Management L.P., Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Holocene Advisors LP, Level Four Advisory Services LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Alyeska Investment Group L.P., and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC.
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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 $175.00.

Global Payments has a market capitalization of $52.37 billion and generates $4.91 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $430.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.86 on an earnings per share basis. Global Payments employs 24,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Global Payments is 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]