Value Holdings Management CO. LLC Purchases Shares of 228,412 Global Payments Inc. $GPN

Value Holdings Management CO. LLC acquired a new position in shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 228,412 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $16,574,000. Global Payments comprises 2.8% of Value Holdings Management CO. LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Value Holdings Management CO. LLC owned 0.09% of Global Payments at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its position in shares of Global Payments by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 10,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $794,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Global Payments by 5.1% in the first quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 3,651 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $246,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in Global Payments by 0.6% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 30,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,514,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its stake in Global Payments by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 11,248 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $871,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Dempze Nancy E increased its stake in Global Payments by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Dempze Nancy E now owns 13,500 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,045,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.76% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Global Payments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $103.00 price target on shares of Global Payments in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Stephens set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Global Payments and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Global Payments from $82.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Global Payments from $105.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Global Payments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.92.

Global Payments Price Performance

Global Payments stock opened at $92.12 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. Global Payments Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.16 and a 52 week high of $95.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -30.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $79.25 and a 200-day moving average of $73.72.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported $3.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.16 billion. Global Payments had a positive return on equity of 13.80% and a negative net margin of 9.16%.Global Payments’s revenue was up 68.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.10 earnings per share. Global Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.600-13.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Global Payments Inc. will post 13.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. Global Payments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -33.56%.

Key Global Payments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target for Global Payments from $96 to $102 while maintaining a “sector perform” rating. The new target implies roughly 11% upside from the referenced price and provides support for the shares. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains divided on Global Payments, with some analysts maintaining constructive valuations while others appear more cautious about the company’s earnings outlook. The overall takeaway is that investors are weighing potential upside against estimates that have softened. Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on Global Payments and Mercury Systems
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research retained a “Hold” rating and reduced several earnings forecasts, including Q3 and Q4 2026 EPS to $3.56 and $3.66, respectively, and FY2026 EPS to $13.63 from $13.85. Estimates were also lowered for FY2027 to $16.00 from $16.43 and FY2028 to $18.53 from $19.00. These cuts suggest analysts see somewhat less near- and longer-term earnings power than previously expected.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks modestly increased its Q1 2027 EPS estimate to $3.43 from $3.40 and Q1 2028 to $4.02 from $3.96, providing limited offsets to the broader estimate reductions.

Global Payments Profile

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.