Global Payments Stock Forecast, Price & News

Global Payments' stock was trading at $172.15 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GPN shares have increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $176.99.
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34 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Global Payments in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 30 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 29th 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 Inc (NYSE:GPN) announced its quarterly earnings data 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 earned $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the business posted $1.51 EPS.
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Global Payments announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 9th.
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Shares of Global Payments split on the morning of 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 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.

34 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Global Payments' stock. Their forecasts range from $164.00 to $235.00. On average, they expect Global Payments' stock price to reach $202.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.5% 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), The Boeing (BA), salesforce.com (CRM), Adobe (ADBE), The Walt Disney (DIS), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Intel (INTC).

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

Global Payments' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Cortland Associates Inc. MO (0.08%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%), Standard Life Aberdeen plc (0.03%) and Vigilant Capital Management LLC (0.03%). 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 Moody National Bank Trust Division, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., JLB & Associates Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV, Pacer Advisors Inc., and Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd. 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 Vigilant Capital Management LLC, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Sycomore Asset Management, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Addenda Capital Inc., Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc., Thomasville National Bank, and IBM Retirement Fund.
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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 $176.99.

Global Payments has a market capitalization of $52.96 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]