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In the latest session, Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN) closed at $103.81 down -6.46% from its previous closing price of $110.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.96 million shares were traded. GPN stock price reached its highest trading level at $117.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $102.5.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Global Payments, Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.92 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on June 12, 2024, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $100.
On May 03, 2024, Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $175 to $165.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on February 02, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $129 to $185.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 08 ’24 when SHEFFIELD DAVID M sold 1,651 shares for $100.73 per share. The transaction valued at 166,305 led to the insider holds 20,531 shares of the business.
SHEFFIELD DAVID M bought 1,651 shares of GPN for $166,305 on Aug 08 ’24. On Jun 06 ’24, another insider, JOHNSTON SHANNON A, who serves as the Senior EVP and CIO of the company, sold 1,727 shares for $98.33 each. As a result, the insider received 169,816 and left with 12,489 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 26413103104 and an Enterprise Value of 43276582912. As of this moment, Global’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.372 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.2.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GPN has reached a high of $141.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $91.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.81%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GPN has traded an average of 1.89M shares per day and 2386770 over the past ten days. A total of 260.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.23M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.91% stake in the company. Shares short for GPN as of 1724976000 were 6467287 with a Short Ratio of 3.42, compared to 1722384000 on 5321238. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6467287 and a Short% of Float of 2.55.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GPN is 1.00, from 1.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0090106325The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.62.
