Global Payments (GPN) Competitors $114.83 +0.11 (+0.10%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GPN vs. PAYX, FIS, BR, JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, MMS, PAY, and EEFTShould you be buying Global Payments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Payments include Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), and Euronet Worldwide (EEFT). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Global Payments vs. Paychex Fidelity National Information Services Broadridge Financial Solutions Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService WEX Maximus Paymentus Euronet Worldwide Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate GPN or PAYX? Global Payments presently has a consensus target price of $136.57, suggesting a potential upside of 18.93%. Paychex has a consensus target price of $131.62, suggesting a potential downside of 7.20%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Paychex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Payments 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Paychex 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.85 Which has higher earnings & valuation, GPN or PAYX? Paychex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Payments. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paychex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Payments$9.65B3.03$986.23M$5.3121.63Paychex$5.31B9.61$1.69B$4.6930.24 Does the media refer more to GPN or PAYX? In the previous week, Paychex had 3 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Paychex and 18 mentions for Global Payments. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Global Payments' score of 1.32 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Payments 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paychex 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GPN or PAYX? 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Paychex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GPN or PAYX? Global Payments received 746 more outperform votes than Paychex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.90% of users gave Global Payments an outperform vote while only 41.73% of users gave Paychex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobal PaymentsOutperform Votes108970.90% Underperform Votes44729.10% PaychexOutperform Votes34341.73% Underperform Votes47958.27% Which has more volatility & risk, GPN or PAYX? Global Payments has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GPN or PAYX more profitable? Paychex has a net margin of 31.98% compared to Global Payments' net margin of 13.61%. Paychex's return on equity of 45.97% beat Global Payments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Payments13.61% 11.94% 5.45% Paychex 31.98%45.97%14.93% Is GPN or PAYX a better dividend stock? Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Global Payments pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 83.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Paychex has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Paychex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryPaychex beats Global Payments on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GPN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobal PaymentsBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$29.22B$20.45B$6.87B$19.87BDividend Yield0.86%2.49%2.90%3.52%P/E Ratio21.6329.1246.2242.95Price / Sales3.0317.00204.2219.16Price / Cash6.7730.3024.0517.86Price / Book1.286.185.045.52Net Income$986.23M$515.30M$121.42M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.19%8.27%0.18%0.45%1 Month Performance14.89%6.25%8.35%1.05%1 Year Performance2.48%49.51%30.36%24.67% Global Payments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPNGlobal Payments4.9292 of 5 stars$114.83+0.1%$136.57+18.9%+1.3%$29.20B$9.65B21.6327,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPAYXPaychex4.2577 of 5 stars$141.83+0.8%$131.62-7.2%+19.4%$50.62B$5.28B30.2416,500Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsFISFidelity National Information Services4.7594 of 5 stars$85.90-0.2%$91.50+6.5%+56.8%$46.34B$9.82B34.2260,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.3101 of 5 stars$225.39+0.2%$222.43-1.3%+22.7%$26.28B$6.51B38.9914,600Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.914 of 5 stars$171.12-0.3%$188.73+10.3%+11.4%$12.52B$2.22B31.347,170Positive NewsGGenpact2.9368 of 5 stars$44.64+0.5%$42.33-5.2%+30.6%$7.83B$4.48B12.26129,100EXLSExlService4.8082 of 5 stars$44.38+0.2%$42.86-3.4%+59.8%$7.12B$1.63B38.9354,000Positive NewsWEXWEX4.9473 of 5 stars$180.31+1.1%$235.91+30.8%+2.9%$7.10B$2.55B22.885,500MMSMaximus3.6182 of 5 stars$80.53+0.9%N/A-1.6%$4.80B$4.90B16.8839,600News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePAYPaymentus1.7741 of 5 stars$36.45+1.9%$28.80-21.0%+117.1%$4.45B$614.49M117.581,273EEFTEuronet Worldwide4.7463 of 5 stars$103.43+2.4%$125.38+21.2%+18.2%$4.44B$3.69B14.9510,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PAYX Competitors FIS Competitors BR Competitors JKHY Competitors G Competitors EXLS Competitors WEX Competitors MMS Competitors PAY Competitors EEFT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:GPN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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