Global Payments, Inc. (GPN)’s Market Momentum: Closing Strong at 99.31, Down -0.67

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As of close of business last night, Global Payments, Inc.’s stock clocked out at $99.31, down -0.67% from its previous closing price of $99.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.69 million shares were traded. GPN stock price reached its highest trading level at $100.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.01.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of GPN’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.94. 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 the company, Bernstein on Oct-23-24, Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform and sets its target price to $112 from $135 previously.

Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on September 25, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $165 to $155.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 25268137984 and an Enterprise Value of 42302091264. As of this moment, Global’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.274 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.97.

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 -6.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.68%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that GPN traded 2.15M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1896830 shares per day 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 91.92% stake in the company. Shares short for GPN as of 1727654400 were 6476916 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, compared to 1724976000 on 6467287. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6476916 and a Short% of Float of 2.56.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.0, GPN has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010002The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.63.

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