Global Payments (GPN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$112.07

+1.02 (+0.92%)

(As of 09/17/2024 ET)

Global Payments - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy
Based on 25 Analyst Ratings

Based on 25 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Global Payments in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 25 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, 17 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for GPN.

Consensus Price Target

$140.96
25.78% Upside

High Forecast	$186.00
Average Forecast	$140.96
Low Forecast	$100.00

According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Global Payments, the average price target is $140.96. The highest price target for GPN is $186.00, while the lowest price target for GPN is $100.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 25.78% from the current price of $112.07.

Type	Current Forecast 9/18/23 to 9/17/24	1 Month Ago 8/19/23 to 8/18/24	3 Months Ago 6/20/23 to 6/19/24	1 Year Ago 9/18/22 to 9/18/23
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	17 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$140.96	$141.20	$147.36	$147.23
Forecasted Upside	25.78% Upside	27.05% Upside	24.01% Upside	27.70% Upside

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GPN Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

GPN Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Global Payments Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Global Payments	Business Services Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.68	2.66	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	25.78% Upside	246.46% Upside	7.92% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
9/17/2024	Susquehanna 2 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Positive ➝ Positive	$147.00 ➝ $147.00	+30.57%
9/4/2024	BNP Paribas 3 of 5 stars	T. Poutrieux Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell
8/20/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$111.00 ➝ $118.00	+7.69%
8/8/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$172.00 ➝ $158.00	+51.79%
8/8/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$145.00 ➝ $130.00	+26.72%
8/8/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$124.00 ➝ $126.00	+22.84%
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8/7/2024	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Jeffrey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
7/8/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$150.00 ➝ $140.00	+45.50%
6/25/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$170.00 ➝ $160.00	+65.99%
6/21/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$152.00 ➝ $125.00	+33.06%
6/12/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Bauch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$100.00	+3.43%
5/15/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$129.00 ➝ $105.00	-4.71%
5/3/2024	Monness Crespi & Hardt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$175.00 ➝ $165.00	+49.27%
5/2/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$163.00 ➝ $155.00	+40.22%
5/2/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$160.00 ➝ $164.00	+49.88%
5/2/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$160.00 ➝ $145.00	+32.52%
5/2/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$155.00 ➝ $145.00	+32.38%
5/2/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$182.00 ➝ $150.00	+37.54%
2/15/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $145.00	+4.11%
2/5/2024	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$180.00 ➝ $186.00	+36.59%
1/10/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$130.00 ➝ $160.00	+21.82%
11/20/2023	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$135.00	+20.48%
11/1/2023	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$155.00 ➝ $147.00	+38.37%
10/18/2023	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$130.00 ➝ $131.00	+14.06%
9/18/2023	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underweight	$105.00	-15.55%
9/8/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$135.00	+6.10%
8/22/2023	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$145.00 ➝ $160.00	+29.41%
8/17/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$135.00 ➝ $160.00	+29.41%
8/10/2023	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$125.00 ➝ $145.00	+16.90%
8/2/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$128.00 ➝ $145.00	+18.89%
5/4/2023	51job Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
1/5/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$150.00 ➝ $145.00	+40.12%
12/20/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$188.00 ➝ $155.00	+66.43%
11/4/2022	Moffett Nathanson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$135.00	+38.53%
11/1/2022	Susquehanna Bancshares Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Positive	$240.00 ➝ $210.00	+83.79%
10/18/2022	Exane BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$115.00	+1.87%
10/12/2022	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral	$160.00 ➝ $130.00	+20.58%

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GPN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Global Payments' forecast for 2024?: According to the research reports of 25 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Global Payments is $140.96, with a high forecast of $186.00 and a low forecast of $100.00.
Should I buy or sell Global Payments stock right now?: 25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Global Payments in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings, 17 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GPN shares.
Does Global Payments's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, Global Payments's stock has a predicted upside of 27.26% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
Has Global Payments been upgraded by Wall Street analysts recently?: Over the previous 90 days, Global Payments's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
What analysts cover Global Payments?: Global Payments has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Royal Bank of Canada, Stephens, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, and William Blair in the past 90 days.
Do Wall Street analysts like Global Payments more than its competitors?: Analysts like Global Payments more than other "business services" companies. The consensus rating score for Global Payments is 2.68 while the average consensus rating score for "business services" companies is 2.66. Learn more on how GPN compares to other companies.