Global Payments, Inc. [GPN] stock is trading at $103.33, up 4.32%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GPN shares have gain 3.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.90%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Global Payments, Inc. [NYSE: GPN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 22, 2024, when Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and also revised its price target to $112 from $135. On September 25, 2024, Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated its Buy rating and revised its price target to $155 on the stock. B. Riley Securities reiterated its Buy rating and decreased its price target to $194 on September 25, 2024. William Blair downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on September 25, 2024. In a note dated September 25, 2024, BTIG Research downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
Global Payments, Inc. [GPN] stock has fluctuated between $91.60 and $141.77 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $157.56 within the next 12 months. Global Payments, Inc. [NYSE: GPN] shares were valued at $103.33 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 52.48% based on the average GPN price forecast.
Analyzing the GPN fundamentals
Global Payments, Inc. [NYSE:GPN] reported sales of 9.90B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 4.74%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.54% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.74.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 98.48 points at the first support level, and at 93.62 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 106.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 109.28.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Global Payments, Inc.’s Current Ratio is 0.92. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.92, while the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.66, the price to book ratio is 1.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.94.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SHEFFIELD DAVID M, EVP, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Aug 08 ’24 when 1651.0 shares were sold. Officer, SHEFFIELD DAVID M completed a deal on Aug 08 ’24 to buy 1651.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior EVP and CIO JOHNSTON SHANNON A sold 1727.0 shares on Jun 06 ’24.
