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The closing price of Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) was $86.79 for the day, down -0.46% from the previous closing price of $87.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.17 million shares were traded. GPN stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $86.7.
Ratios:
Our analysis of GPN’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
On July 14, 2025, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $84.
On June 02, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $79.Truist initiated its Hold rating on June 02, 2025, with a $79 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 12 ’25 when SHEFFIELD DAVID M sold 2,500 shares for $83.03 per share. The transaction valued at 207,575 led to the insider holds 16,454 shares of the business.
SHEFFIELD DAVID M bought 2,500 shares of GPN for $207,578 on Aug 12 ’25. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, Steele-Belkin Dara L., who serves as the General Counsel & Corp. Secty. of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $86.00 each. As a result, the insider received 172,000 and left with 30,713 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 21055862784 and an Enterprise Value of 35940745216. As of this moment, Global’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.57 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.334.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPN is 0.97, which has changed by -0.21028209 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 7.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.59%.
Shares Statistics:
GPN traded an average of 2.73M shares per day over the past three months and 3217950 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 242.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 240.31M. Insiders hold about 0.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.61% stake in the company. Shares short for GPN as of 1753920000 were 7425309 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1751241600 on 8879797. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7425309 and a Short% of Float of 3.08.
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 0.011469205The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.78. The current Payout Ratio is 16.23% for GPN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
