At the time of writing, Global Payments, Inc [GPN] stock is trading at $79.25, up 0.51%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The GPN shares have gain 6.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -14.77%, 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 April 25, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $86 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform on April 23, 2025. On April 21, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $78 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $75 on April 21, 2025. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $78 on April 17, 2025. Stephens downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on January 10, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $120. In a note dated January 10, 2025, Goldman downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $122.
For the past year, the stock price of Global Payments, Inc fluctuated between $65.93 and $120.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $105.8 within the next 12 months. Global Payments, Inc [NYSE: GPN] shares were valued at $79.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 33.5% based on the average GPN price forecast.
Analyzing the GPN fundamentals
According to Global Payments, Inc [NYSE:GPN], the company’s sales were 10.11B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.35% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.75.
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 78.03 points at the first support level, and at 76.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 80.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 81.69.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Global Payments, Inc [NYSE:GPN] has a current ratio of 0.97. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.97, while the Cash Ratio is 0.41. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.93, the price to book ratio is 0.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.84.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR, Director, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 5800.0 shares were purchased. Chief Human Resources Officer, Carter Andrea M completed a deal on Nov 04 ’24 to sell 2366.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Carter Andrea M bought 2366.0 shares on Nov 04 ’24.
