Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN)’s stock price has plunge by 1.20relation to previous closing price of 75.78. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.27% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-04 that ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #globalpayments–Global Payments announced today that its MineralTree business and Sage launched a vendor payments solution built directly within Sage Intacct.
Is It Worth Investing in Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) Right Now?
Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.38x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GPN is 0.94. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 20 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GPN is 241.51M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GPN on June 05, 2025 was 3.57M shares.
GPN’s Market Performance
GPN’s stock has seen a 2.27% increase for the week, with a -3.23% drop in the past month and a -23.52% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.79% for Global Payments, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.25% for GPN’s stock, with a -24.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GPN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GPN stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for GPN by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for GPN in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $79 based on the research report published on June 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GPN reach a price target of $86. The rating they have provided for GPN stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on April 25th, 2025.
GPN Trading at -6.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GPN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.09% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GPN starting from SHEFFIELD DAVID M, who sale 2,500 shares at the price of $80.79 back on May 08 ’25. After this action, SHEFFIELD DAVID M now owns 20,150 shares of Global Payments, Inc, valued at $201,975 using the latest closing price.
SHEFFIELD DAVID M, the Officer of Global Payments, Inc, proposed sale 2,500 shares at $80.79 during a trade that took place back on May 08 ’25, which means that SHEFFIELD DAVID M is holding shares at $201,975 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GPN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for Global Payments, Inc stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 7.03, with 3.14 for asset returns.
Based on Global Payments, Inc (GPN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.4 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.94.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Global Payments, Inc (GPN) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high..
