Global Payments (GPN) Competitors

84.3% of American Express shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Express 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

American Express pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. American Express pays out 23.7% 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. American Express has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Global Payments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, American Express had 33 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for American Express and 12 mentions for Global Payments. American Express' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Global Payments' score of 0.95 indicating that American Express is being referred to more favorably in the media.

American Express currently has a consensus target price of $361.55, indicating a potential upside of 5.99%. Global Payments has a consensus target price of $83.87, indicating a potential upside of 19.93%. Given Global Payments' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Payments is more favorable than American Express.

American Express has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

American Express has a net margin of 15.13% compared to Global Payments' net margin of -7.99%. American Express' return on equity of 33.95% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

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

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.

In the previous week, Mastercard had 41 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Mastercard and 12 mentions for Global Payments. Mastercard's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Global Payments' score of 0.95 indicating that Mastercard is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $3.48 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. Mastercard pays out 20.1% 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.

Global Payments presently has a consensus target price of $83.87, indicating a potential upside of 19.93%. Mastercard has a consensus target price of $656.08, indicating a potential upside of 31.29%. Given Mastercard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Global Payments.

Global Payments has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mastercard has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Visa pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Visa pays out 23.3% 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. Visa has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Global Payments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Visa currently has a consensus price target of $387.78, suggesting a potential upside of 15.08%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $83.87, suggesting a potential upside of 19.93%. Given Global Payments' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Visa.

Visa has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Global Payments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Visa had 70 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Visa and 12 mentions for Global Payments. Visa's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Global Payments' score of 0.95 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

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.

In the previous week, Paychex had 25 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Paychex and 12 mentions for Global Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Paychex's score of 0.71 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 presently has a consensus price target of $83.87, indicating a potential upside of 19.93%. Paychex has a consensus price target of $105.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.77%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Paychex.

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.

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

Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Global Payments pays out -49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 104.8% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.