Q1 Earnings Forecast for Global Payments Issued By B. Riley

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) – B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Global Payments in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.63 per share 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.

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

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Global Payments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Global Payments from $138.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of Global Payments from $143.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Stephens lowered shares of Global Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $125.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, 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 research report on Tuesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.33.

Global Payments Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:GPN opened at $106.59 on Thursday. Global Payments has a 52-week low of $91.60 and a 52-week high of $140.38. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $110.36 and a 200 day moving average of $108.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.13 billion, a PE ratio of 17.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Global Payments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cromwell Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Global Payments in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Global Payments in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in Global Payments in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in Global Payments in the third quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Global Payments news, Director Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. acquired 5,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $116.00 per share, for a total transaction of $672,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 42,738 shares in the company, valued at $4,957,608. This trade represents a 15.70 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.98% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Global Payments Announces Dividend

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

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.