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The price of Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) closed at $79.57 in the last session, up 0.86% from day before closing price of $78.89. In other words, the price has increased by $0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.36 million shares were traded.
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 6.16 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 0.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on April 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $78.
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 May 08 ’25 when SHEFFIELD DAVID M bought 2,500 shares for $80.79 per share.
Carter Andrea M bought 3,815 shares of GPN for $300,283 on May 07 ’25. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,800 shares for $116.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 672,800 and bolstered with 42,738 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Global’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.88.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GPN has reached a high of $120.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.83%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 245.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 241.54M. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.65% stake in the company.
