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After finishing at $90.26 in the prior trading day, Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) closed at $83.24, down -7.78%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.73 million shares were traded. GPN stock price reached its highest trading level at $88.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $80.76.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GPN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 0.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
On January 10, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $122.
Bernstein Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on October 22, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $112.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 13 ’24 when BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR bought 5,800 shares for $116.00 per share. The transaction valued at 672,800 led to the insider holds 42,738 shares of the business.
Carter Andrea M sold 2,366 shares of GPN for $250,015 on Nov 04 ’24. The Chief Human Resources Officer now owns 22,078 shares after completing the transaction at $105.67 per share. On Nov 04 ’24, another insider, Carter Andrea M, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,366 shares for $105.67 each.
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 20466718720 and an Enterprise Value of 36392767488. As of this moment, Global’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.601 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.267.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPN is 0.95, which has changed by -0.32729918 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPN has reached a high of $127.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $77.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.78%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.39M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3744750 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 248.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 243.57M. Insiders hold about 0.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.21% stake in the company. Shares short for GPN as of 1741910400 were 7723254 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1739491200 on 6661502. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7723254 and a Short% of Float of 3.1600002000000003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GPN’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011079105The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.72. The current Payout Ratio is 16.23% for GPN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
