Global Payments, Inc [NYSE: GPN] stock went on a downward path that fall over -17.43% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -16.55%.
Over the last 12 months, GPN stock dropped by -43.73%. The one-year Global Payments, Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 40.23. The average equity rating for GPN stock is currently 2.17, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $17.08 billion, with 248.71 million shares outstanding and 243.57 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.45M shares, GPN stock reached a trading volume of 17551166 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Global Payments, Inc [GPN]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for GPN shares is $116.21 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on GPN stock is a recommendation set at 2.17. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Keefe Bruyette have made an estimate for Global Payments, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Mkt Perform, with their previous recommendation back on April 17, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on January 10, 2025, representing the official price target for Global Payments, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $122, while Goldman analysts kept a Neutral rating on GPN stock. On October 22, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for GPN shares from 135 to 112.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Global Payments, Inc is set at 5.11, with the Price to Sales ratio for GPN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.69. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.78, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 11.13. Price to Free Cash Flow for GPN in the course of the last twelve months was 5.98 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.97.
GPN Stock Performance Analysis:
Global Payments, Inc [GPN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -16.55. With this latest performance, GPN shares dropped by -29.21% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -32.46% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -43.73% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for GPN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 26.08, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 22.76, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 28.32 for Global Payments, Inc [GPN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 97.33, while it was recorded at 81.80 for the last single week of trading, and 104.73 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Global Payments, Inc Fundamentals:
Global Payments, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.97 and a Current Ratio set at 0.97.
GPN Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for GPN. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Global Payments, Inc go to 10.66%.
Global Payments, Inc [GPN] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $94.91%, or 95.78%% of GPN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of GPN stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 24.2 million shares, which is approximately 9.4189%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 17.75 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.72 billion in GPN stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.02 billion in GPN stock with ownership which is approximately 4.1352%.
