In the past week, GPN stock has gone down by -3.80%, with a monthly decline of -8.47% and a quarterly plunge of -20.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.87%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.11% for Global Payments, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.15% for GPN’s stock, with a -23.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) Right Now?
Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.26x compared to its average ratio. GPN has 36-month beta value of 0.94. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 20 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for GPN is 241.51M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.93% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GPN on June 16, 2025 was 3.60M shares.
GPN) stock’s latest price update
Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN)’s stock price has increased by 1.78 compared to its previous closing price of 74.62. However, the company has seen a -3.80% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-15 that Initiate Shopify at Strong Buy, $157 PT, driven by global Payments, POS, and enterprise expansion fueling 20%+ topline growth through FY26E. Shopify’s rapid international rollout, POS innovation, and B2B/enterprise wins create durable, multi-engine growth not fully priced by the market. Valuation reflects conviction in above-consensus execution and structural resilience, with current discount offering rare entry into a persistent software compounder.
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 -3.02% 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 -36.71% of loss for the given period.
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 3.23. 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
To put it simply, Global Payments, Inc (GPN) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
