Global Payments (GPN) Competitors

97.3% of Mastercard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Mastercard shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Global Payments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Mastercard had 47 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Mastercard and 11 mentions for Global Payments. Mastercard's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Global Payments' score of 0.71 indicating that Mastercard is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Mastercard has a net margin of 45.88% compared to Global Payments' net margin of -7.99%. Mastercard's return on equity of 212.96% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Mastercard pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Payments pays out -49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mastercard has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Global Payments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Mastercard has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Mastercard presently has a consensus target price of $653.92, indicating a potential upside of 19.42%. Global Payments has a consensus target price of $83.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.93%. Given Mastercard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Global Payments.

89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Visa shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Global Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Visa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Global Payments has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Visa has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Visa has a net margin of 51.68% compared to Global Payments' net margin of -7.99%. Visa's return on equity of 65.00% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Global Payments currently has a consensus price target of $83.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.93%. Visa has a consensus price target of $398.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.27%. Given Visa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Visa is more favorable than Global Payments.

In the previous week, Visa had 67 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Visa and 11 mentions for Global Payments. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Global Payments' score of 0.71 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Global Payments pays out -49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visa pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Visa has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Global Payments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Global Payments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Paychex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Paychex had 11 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Paychex and 11 mentions for Global Payments. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Global Payments' score of 0.71 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Global Payments pays out -49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 97.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Paychex has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Global Payments presently has a consensus price target of $83.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.93%. Paychex has a consensus price target of $106.40, indicating a potential downside of 7.64%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Paychex.

Paychex has a net margin of 27.03% compared to Global Payments' net margin of -7.99%. Paychex's return on equity of 50.90% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Global Payments has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Global Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fiserv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Fiserv has a net margin of 15.17% compared to Global Payments' net margin of -7.99%. Fiserv's return on equity of 17.46% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Fiserv had 3 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Fiserv and 11 mentions for Global Payments. Fiserv's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Global Payments' score of 0.71 indicating that Fiserv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Global Payments currently has a consensus target price of $83.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.93%. Fiserv has a consensus target price of $77.23, indicating a potential upside of 49.45%. Given Fiserv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fiserv is more favorable than Global Payments.

Global Payments has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.