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GPN vs. FIS, MA, V, WEX, PAYX, BR, JKHY, G, EXLS, and EEFT

Should you be buying Global Payments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Payments include Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Mastercard (MA), Visa (V), WEX (WEX), Paychex (PAYX), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), and Euronet Worldwide (EEFT). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.

Global Payments vs. Its Competitors

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Global Payments had 23 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Information Services. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Global Payments and 20 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Global Payments' score of 0.61 indicating that Fidelity National Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fidelity National Information Services
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Global Payments
13 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Global Payments has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Fidelity National Information Services' net margin of 8.10%. Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity of 18.15% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services8.10% 18.15% 8.62%
Global Payments 15.48%12.33%5.82%

Global Payments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fidelity National Information Services. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Information Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity National Information Services$10.13B4.17$1.45B$1.5153.19
Global Payments$10.11B1.98$1.57B$6.2013.21

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 106.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Payments pays out 16.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Fidelity National Information Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.31%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $111.55, suggesting a potential upside of 36.15%. Given Global Payments' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fidelity National Information Services
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Global Payments
1 Sell rating(s)
17 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Global Payments on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GPN vs. The Competition

MetricGlobal PaymentsFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.25B$34.19B$15.07B$20.85B
Dividend Yield1.20%2.45%2.74%3.65%
P/E Ratio13.2175.4124.7026.34
Price / Sales1.9811.4143.6459.22
Price / Cash4.2919.0227.2622.29
Price / Book0.897.516.204.66
Net Income$1.57B$1.11B$195.71M$994.58M
7 Day Performance3.87%-0.35%4.03%-0.29%
1 Month Performance7.71%1.89%9.34%4.91%
1 Year Performance-19.01%37.24%21.39%10.53%

Global Payments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GPN
Global Payments
4.9925 of 5 stars
$81.93
-1.3%
$111.55
+36.1%
-19.8%$20.25B$10.11B13.2127,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services
4.6626 of 5 stars
$79.50
+1.1%
$90.75
+14.2%
+4.6%$41.77B$10.13B52.6550,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MA
Mastercard
4.8885 of 5 stars
$553.12
+0.5%
$611.50
+10.6%
+23.2%$504.28B$28.17B38.7935,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
V
Visa
4.795 of 5 stars
$350.45
+0.7%
$372.84
+6.4%
+28.3%$646.63B$35.93B35.2231,600Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WEX
WEX
4.8182 of 5 stars
$151.60
+0.6%
$176.90
+16.7%
-18.9%$5.19B$2.61B19.546,500Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PAYX
Paychex
4.0575 of 5 stars
$144.31
+0.7%
$150.20
+4.1%
+13.0%$51.98B$5.57B31.5816,500Positive News
Insider Trade
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
4.2981 of 5 stars
$236.01
+0.4%
$250.83
+6.3%
+14.1%$27.72B$6.51B35.4914,600Positive News
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
3.8091 of 5 stars
$176.17
+0.6%
$185.11
+5.1%
+5.5%$12.83B$2.22B30.017,170Positive News
G
Genpact
3.1516 of 5 stars
$44.90
+1.3%
$50.14
+11.7%
+33.7%$7.85B$4.77B15.33140,000Analyst Forecast
EXLS
ExlService
4.7606 of 5 stars
$43.03
+1.7%
$51.50
+19.7%
+23.4%$7.00B$1.84B32.6059,500Positive News
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.6376 of 5 stars
$102.73
+0.0%
$126.86
+23.5%
-6.0%$4.44B$3.99B15.2210,600

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This page (NYSE:GPN) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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