Q1 Earnings Forecast for Global Payments Issued By B. Riley

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Global Payments in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch forecasts 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 $11.90 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.

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

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on GPN. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $122.00 target price (down from $155.00) on shares of Global Payments in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Global Payments from $166.00 to $163.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Global Payments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Global Payments from $118.00 to $115.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Stephens downgraded shares of Global Payments from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $125.00 to $120.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. One 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Global Payments presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $134.33.

Global Payments Price Performance

GPN traded down $2.39 during trading on Thursday, reaching $103.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,189,224 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,744,548. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $108.75. Global Payments has a 1 year low of $91.60 and a 1 year high of $140.38. The company has a market cap of $25.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.70, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.01.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.97%. Global Payments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. bought 5,800 shares of Global Payments stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $116.00 per share, with a total value of $672,800.00. Following the acquisition, 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 ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.98% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Global Payments

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tidal Investments LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc lifted its holdings 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 valued at $3,164,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp lifted its holdings 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 valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in Global Payments by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 992 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC raised its stake in Global Payments by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $413,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during 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.