NYSE:GPNGlobal Payments Stock Price, Forecast & News

Global Payments' stock was trading at $172.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GPN stock has increased by 4.3% and is now trading at $179.49. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Global Payments in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 27 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Global Payments.

Global Payments is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Global Payments.

Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The business services provider reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.05. The business services provider had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. Global Payments had a return on equity of 6.46% and a net margin of 7.79%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 115.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.34 EPS. View Global Payments' earnings history.

Global Payments declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.195 per share on Friday, June 26th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. View Global Payments' dividend history.

Global Payments's stock split on the morning of Tuesday, November 3rd 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 7th 2015. The newly issued 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.

30 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Global Payments' stock. Their forecasts range from $120.00 to $235.00. On average, they anticipate Global Payments' stock price to reach $193.69 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Global Payments.

Media stories about GPN stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Global Payments earned a media sentiment score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutGlobal Payments.

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

Global Payments' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.12%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.75%), State Street Corp (3.92%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.95%), Synovus Financial Corp (2.90%) and Capital International Investors (1.94%). Company insiders that own Global Payments stock include Alan M Silberstein, Cameron M Bready, David Lawrence Green, 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. View institutional ownership trends for Global Payments.

GPN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, AGF Investments Inc., Joho Capital LLC, Synovus Financial Corp, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, State of Michigan Retirement System, Level Four Advisory Services LLC, and Alliancebernstein L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Global Payments company stock in the last year include Alan M Silberstein, David M Sheffield, Guido Francesco Sacchi, John Thompson Turner, Kriss Cloninger III, Ruth Ann Marshall, and William I Jacobs. View insider buying and selling activity for Global Payments.

GPN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Lone Pine Capital LLC, BlackRock Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Swedbank, Girard Partners LTD., and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $179.49.

Global Payments has a market capitalization of $53.69 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]