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Stocks Info
Global Payments, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Technology sector while operating in the Software – Infrastructure industry. The current market capitalization of Global Payments, Inc is $24.49B. A total of 1.75 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.06M 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
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Global Payments, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.00%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.13. GPN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.96% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.01%. The GPN stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GPN has a high of $129.35 and a low of $90.99.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $89.59, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $25.87B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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.
