Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Global Payments (GPN)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) in the last few weeks:

• 4/2/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $110.00 to $90.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2026 – Global Payments had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $80.00 to $88.00.
• 3/26/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $125.00 to $110.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/26/2026 – Global Payments was downgraded by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from “outperform” to “market perform”.
• 3/9/2026 – Global Payments is now covered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “hold” rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Global Payments had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $88.00 price target on the stock, up from $80.00.
• 2/19/2026 – Global Payments had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $97.00 price target on the stock, up from $95.00.
• 2/19/2026 – Global Payments had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 2/19/2026 – Global Payments had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $87.00 price target on the stock, up from $80.00.
• 2/19/2026 – Global Payments had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $73.00 to $76.00. They now have an “underperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2026 – Global Payments had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $103.00 to $105.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2026 – Global Payments had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $87.00 to $90.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2026 – Global Payments was upgraded by Raymond James Financial, Inc. to “moderate buy”.
• 2/12/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $95.00 to $90.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Global Payments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. Global Payments’s payout ratio is 17.27%.

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.