Is Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN) No Longer A Good Investment?

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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 $24.85B. A total of 3.35 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.16M shares.

In the most recent transaction, SHEFFIELD DAVID M sold 1,651 shares of GPN for 100.73 per share on Aug 08 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Accounting Officer now owns 20,531 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 08 ’24, SHEFFIELD DAVID M bought 1,651 shares at 100.73 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, JOHNSTON SHANNON A disposed of 1,727 shares on Jun 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $98.33. This resulted in the Senior EVP and CIO holding 12,489 shares of GPN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Carter Andrea M sold 3,300 shares at $111.34 per share on May 09 ’24. Company shares held by the Senior Executive VP and CHRO now total 25,209.

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 1.02%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.90. GPN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/13/2024 when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/28/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/14/2024. 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 $88.02, 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 4.21.

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