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The price of Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) closed at $77.48 in the last session, up 0.01% from day before closing price of $77.47. In other words, the price has increased by $0.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.47 million shares were traded. GPN stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.82.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GPN’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
On January 14, 2026, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $80.
On October 23, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $110.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on October 23, 2025, with a $110 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’25 when SHEFFIELD DAVID M sold 2,016 shares for $81.41 per share. The transaction valued at 164,123 led to the insider holds 14,438 shares of the business.
BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR bought 10,392 shares of GPN for $846,117 on Dec 11 ’25. The Director now owns 59,303 shares after completing the transaction at $81.42 per share. On Dec 10 ’25, another insider, BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $80.25 each. As a result, the insider paid 240,750 and bolstered with 48,911 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GPN now has a Market Capitalization of 21695311872 and an Enterprise Value of 32829714432. As of this moment, Global’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.258 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.487.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPN is 0.77, which has changed by -0.28991753 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPN has reached a high of $114.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.61%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GPN traded on average about 2.48M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3223340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 236.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 234.46M. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.08% stake in the company. Shares short for GPN as of 1767139200 were 9431139 with a Short Ratio of 3.80, compared to 1764288000 on 7194623. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9431139 and a Short% of Float of 4.0.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GPN is 1.00, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012908222. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.85. The current Payout Ratio is 16.23% for GPN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 24.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Global Payments, Inc (GPN).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.99, with high estimates of $3.11 and low estimates of $2.81.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.34 and $12.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.2. EPS for the following year is $13.63, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $14.24 and $12.18.
Revenue Estimates
According to 21 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.32B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.37B to a low estimate of $2.28B. As of. The current estimate, Global Payments, Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.29BFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.29B. There is a high estimate of $2.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.23B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.28B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.15BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.71B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.9B and the low estimate is $9.56B.
