A share price of Global Payments, Inc [GPN] is currently trading at $115.77, down -1.11%. 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 lost -0.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.51%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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 experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $91.60 and $141.77. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $146.93 within the next 12 months. Global Payments, Inc [NYSE: GPN] shares were valued at $115.77 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.92% based on the average GPN price forecast.
Analyzing the GPN fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Global Payments, Inc [NYSE:GPN] were 10.02B which represents 5.08% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.77.
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 115.17 points at the first support level, and at 114.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 116.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 118.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Global Payments, Inc [NYSE:GPN] is 0.93. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.93, while the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.94, the price to book ratio is 1.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Carter Andrea M, Chief Human Resources Officer, that happened on Nov 04 ’24 when 2366.0 shares were sold. Officer, Carter Andrea M completed a deal on Nov 04 ’24 to buy 2366.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Administrative Officer Green David Lawrence sold 31291.0 shares on Oct 31 ’24.
