Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Global Payments

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Global Payments in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.62 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.69. The consensus estimate for Global Payments’ current full-year earnings is $11.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Global Payments’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.51 EPS.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.98 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.31 billion. Global Payments had a net margin of 15.54% and a return on equity of 12.21%.

GPN has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Global Payments from $156.00 to $149.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Global Payments from $166.00 to $163.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Global Payments from $143.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Stephens cut shares of Global Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $125.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Global Payments from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.33.

Global Payments Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE GPN opened at $103.19 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $25.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $109.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $108.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Global Payments has a 52-week low of $91.60 and a 52-week high of $140.38.

Institutional Trading of Global Payments

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Global Payments by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 26,946 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,760,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. Sage Capital Advisors llc grew its position in Global Payments by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc now owns 28,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,164,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp increased its stake in Global Payments by 4.1% during the third quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 2,440 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $250,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Global Payments by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 992 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $111,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Global Payments by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Global Payments

In related news, Director Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. acquired 5,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $116.00 per share, with a total value of $672,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 42,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,957,608. This trade represents a 15.70 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.98% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Global Payments’s payout ratio is 16.18%.

About Global Payments

Global Payments Inc provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services.