Q1 Earnings Forecast for Global Payments Issued By B. Riley

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Global Payments in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.63 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Global Payments’ current full-year earnings is $12.08 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Global Payments’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.01 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on GPN. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Global Payments from $143.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $122.00 price target (down from $155.00) on shares of Global Payments in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Global Payments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Global Payments from $118.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Global Payments from $156.00 to $149.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Global Payments presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $134.33.

Global Payments Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of GPN stock opened at $106.59 on Thursday. Global Payments has a 12-month low of $91.60 and a 12-month high of $140.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $110.36 and its 200 day moving average is $108.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.01.

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

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. Global Payments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Global Payments

In related news, Director Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. purchased 5,800 shares of Global Payments stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $116.00 per share, for a total transaction of $672,800.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 42,738 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,957,608. The trade was a 15.70 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.98% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Global Payments

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake 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 worth $2,760,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $3,164,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp grew its stake in shares of Global Payments by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 2,440 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Global Payments by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 992 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Global Payments by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $413,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. 89.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Global Payments Company Profile

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.