Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 13.600-13.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 13.840. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.7 billion-$9.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.4 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on GPN shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Global Payments from $90.00 to $76.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Barclays began coverage on Global Payments in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $81.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research downgraded Global Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective on shares of Global Payments in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Global Payments from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.46.

Global Payments Price Performance

Shares of Global Payments stock opened at $88.24 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 0.74. Global Payments has a twelve month low of $61.16 and a twelve month high of $90.64. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.37.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported $3.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.02. Global Payments had a negative net margin of 7.99% and a positive return on equity of 13.11%. The company had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.16 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.10 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 68.6% on a year-over-year basis. Global Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.600-13.800 EPS. Analysts forecast that Global Payments will post 13.81 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Global Payments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GPN. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of Global Payments in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Global Payments in the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in Global Payments by 473.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 683 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 564 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its position in Global Payments by 138.0% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 945 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 548 shares during the period. 89.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.