Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN): Is It A Buying Opportunity Again?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

GPN belongs to the Technology sector of the NYSE while operating in the Software – Infrastructure industry. The current market capitalization of Global Payments, Inc is $28.09B. A total of 1.22 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.95M shares.

In the most recent transaction, BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR bought 5,800 shares of GPN for 116.00 per share on Dec 13 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 42,738 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 04 ’24, Carter Andrea M sold 2,366 shares at 105.67 per share. GPN shares that Chief Human Resources Officer owns now total 22,078.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Carter Andrea M acquired of 2,366 shares on Nov 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $105.67. In another insider transaction, Green David Lawrence sold 31,291 shares at $104.55 per share on Oct 31 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Administrative Officer now total 66,225.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Global Payments, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.91%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.81. GPN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.01% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.08%. The GPN stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GPN has a high of $141.77 and a low of $91.60.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. GPN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.98B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $12.08B in debt and $4.46B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $89.67, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $25.87B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GPN is Buy with a score of 3.94.

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