After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, GPN falls under the Technology sector while operating within the Software – Infrastructure industry segment. The current market capitalization of Global Payments, Inc is $28.95B. A total of 0.82 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.28M 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
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Global Payments, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.44. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. 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
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 4.03.
