Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twenty-three analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $84.2857.

A number of brokerages recently commented on GPN. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Global Payments from $91.00 to $86.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their price objective on Global Payments from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on Global Payments from $88.00 to $76.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on Global Payments from $90.00 to $76.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Global Payments in a report on Thursday, May 7th.

Institutional Trading of Global Payments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Global Payments during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Global Payments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. REAP Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Global Payments in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Global Payments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, SouthState Bank Corp purchased a new position in shares of Global Payments in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. 89.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Global Payments Stock Performance

Shares of Global Payments stock opened at $73.27 on Wednesday. Global Payments has a one year low of $62.45 and a one year high of $90.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.92, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The business services provider reported $2.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.14. Global Payments had a positive return on equity of 13.11% and a negative net margin of 7.99%.The business had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.81 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.82 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 63.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Global Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.800-14.000 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Global Payments will post 13.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Global Payments Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. Global Payments’s payout ratio is currently -49.02%.

More Global Payments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Global Payments this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed its Q2 2026 EPS estimate to $3.49 from $3.55 and its Q3 2026 estimate to $3.66 from $3.69, which may pressure sentiment around near-term earnings. Global Payments estimate update
• Negative Sentiment: The firm also cut its Q1 2027 EPS forecast to $3.40 from $3.47 and lowered FY2028 earnings expectations to $19.00 from $19.26, adding to a cautious near-term view. Global Payments estimate update
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research reiterated a Hold rating, signaling limited conviction despite the recent estimate changes. Global Payments analyst note
• Positive Sentiment: Some longer-dated forecasts improved, including FY2027 EPS to $16.43 from $16.24, Q3 2027 EPS to $4.37 from $4.30, Q4 2027 EPS to $4.51 from $4.32, and Q4 2026 EPS to $3.74 from $3.72, suggesting better earnings power later in the cycle. Global Payments estimate update
• Neutral Sentiment: A separate article highlighted broader S&P 500 payment-trend themes that could support the stock, but it did not present a direct company-specific catalyst. Payment trends article

About Global Payments

Global Payments Inc (NYSE: GPN) is a worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions that enables commerce for merchants, issuers and enterprises. The company develops and operates payment processing networks, point-of-sale systems and cloud-based software that facilitate electronic transactions across in-store, online and mobile channels. Its services span merchant acquiring, payment gateway services, omnichannel commerce platforms, and solutions for recurring and subscription billing.

Global Payments offers a range of products and services including integrated payment terminals and point-of-sale software, e-commerce and gateway technologies, fraud prevention and tokenization tools, and business analytics and reporting.