Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for GPN in the last 90 days.
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Global Payments (GPN) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$84.70−1.79 (−2.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryGlobal Payments shares eased this week, closing at $84.70 on 28 September, a 2.07 percent decline, as investors continued to digest the Worldpay integration progress management detailed on the Q2 2026 earnings call. Loop Capital initiated a Buy rating with a $137 price target, joining an existing Buy from Wells Fargo, while a Boston Consulting Group report flagged that industry-wide payments revenue growth is expected to slow to 5% annually through 2030, down from 7% over the prior five years. Separately, Bank of America expanded its "Ask Global Payments Solutions" platform with new AI and machine learning features, and the company published research suggesting AI could influence 15% of consumer purchases within five years.
The stock trades at $84.70, below its 50-day average of $87.94 but above its 200-day average of $76.49, reflecting a mixed trend. The GekkoIndex reads 61.3, placing GPN in the Accumulation zone, down 3.7 points over five sessions. Price sits 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $110.58.
Earnings are scheduled for 3 November, 35 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. One billionaire holder and one trailblazer holder are recorded. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 0.3% return over five years, positive in three of them. Consensus among 23 firms includes 10 Buy and 13 Hold ratings, with a consensus target of $105.52.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Global Payments price vs fair value
Close $84.70200-day averageGekko Fair Value $110.58
Global Payments quick facts
- Market cap
- $21.03B
- P/E ratio
- 41
- Forward P/E
- 5.3
- EPS, TTM
- $2.11
- Revenue, TTM
- $10.21B
- Profit margin
- -9.1%
- Dividend yield
- 1.17%
- Beta
- 0.79
- Volume
- 1.89M avg 2.33M
- 1-year return
- −0.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.6%
- 50-day average
- $87.94
- 200-day average
- $76.49
- Next earnings
- Nov 3 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 264.6M
Global Payments swing-trade checklist
Global Payments scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $84.70 sits between the 50-day ($87.94) and 200-day ($76.49) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
61.3, Accumulation
Reading 61.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
23.4% below
Price is 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 35 days
Next report Nov 3, 2026, 35 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Global Payments stock chart and price history
Global Payments closed at $84.70 on Sep 28, 2026, −0.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $61.16 to $95.88.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −8.7%
- 3 months
- +19.1%
- 6 months
- +28.5%
- 1 year
- −0.2%
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About Global Payments
Global Payments handles the technology behind moving money, supporting card, electronic, check and digital transactions for businesses and financial institutions. Its work covers the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and it is widely recognized for the range of processing and software tools it brings to companies that need to accept and manage payments.
The company runs through three main branches. One focuses on helping merchants process transactions, covering everything from authorization and settlement to chargebacks, point-of-sale equipment, security, billing, reporting, and even payroll or workforce management tools tied into vertical-specific software. Another branch, aimed at banks, retailers and government or commercial clients, provides card portfolio management along with commercial payment and ePayables systems. The third, built around the Netspend brand, serves underbanked consumers and businesses through reloadable prepaid cards, payroll cards and deposit accounts. Sales flow through direct teams, agents, resellers, software partners and trade associations.
Founded in 1967 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Global Payments trades on the NYSE under the ticker GPN.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Commercial services
- Industry
- Miscellaneous commercial services
- Website
- globalpayments.com
Global Payments GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Global Payments’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 61.3, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.7 points over five sessions.
61.3Accumulation
Down 3.7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 54 | +1.0% | +1.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 272 | +0.3% | −0.2% | ||
| Neutral | 326 | −0.7% | −1.7% | ||
| Distribution | 19 | −1.2% | −1.9% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average GPN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Global Payments stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Global Payments trades 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $110.58, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Global Payments shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$110.58
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
23.4% Undervalued
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Global Payments insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Global Payments, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in GPN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Global Payments has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $518.5M
- As a share of market cap
- 2.47%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.14B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Global Payments earnings: next date and track record
Global Payments reports on Nov 3, 2026, before the open (35 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 3, 2026
Expected before the open, 35 days away
- EPS estimate
- $3.56
- Revenue estimate
- $3.18B
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Global Payments reported solid Q2 2026 results driven by integration progress, product adoption (notably Genius), margin expansion and EPS growth. Adjusted net revenue was $3.16 billion, with normalized growth of ~4% excluding dispositions and an estimated ~100 bps headwind from the Middle East conflict impacting travel volumes. Adjusted operating margin expanded ~70 bps (normalized) and adjusted EPS rose 12% to $3.46. Management introduced three reporting segments (SMB, Enterprise, Platforms) and emphasized innovation, AI adoption and cross-sell/BaaS initiatives. Capital allocation remains active: ~$550 million returned in the quarter and the company is more than halfway to its >$2 billion 2026 capital return commitment, with a cumulative $7.5 billion target by end-2027. Integration and separation work for Worldpay is ongoing with onetime costs front-loaded; management expects margins to expand ~150 bps for the full year, EPS growth of 11–13%, full-year revenue growth of 4–5% (constant currency ex dispositions), and second-half revenue growth around ~4.5% with margins ~43%. Management reiterated confidence in returning to accelerating growth in 2027 as Middle East headwinds abate and Genius and Worldpay synergies scale.
- Guidance
- Full-year 2026: revenue growth 4% to 5% (constant currency, ex dispositions). Full-year margin expansion ~150 basis points driven by realized Worldpay synergies and operating leverage. EPS growth guidance 11% to 13% (updated FX assumptions included). Second-half 2026 revenue growth expected ~4.5%; second-half margin expansion ~200 bps with margins ~43%. Capital returns: more than halfway to >$2B 2026 commitment; on track to return $7.5B cumulatively by end-2027. Free cash flow and deleveraging target: return to ~3x net leverage by 2028, with integration/separation costs front-loaded in 2026 that will decline in 2027-2028.
- Risks flagged
- Middle East conflict negatively impacting travel-related volumes (~100 basis points headwind noted). FX/headwinds from a stronger dollar affecting EPS. Integration and separation costs (Worldpay separation from FIS) are front-loaded and could pressure near-term free cash flow. Noncore/other revenue portfolios are being wound down and may drag growth until exited. Regional macro softness (notably the U.K. SMB market) could weigh on segment performance.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $3.46 est $3.45 | $3.16B est $3.16B | −0.6% |
| May 6, 2026 | −$6.59 est $0.71 | $2.86B est $2.81B | +1.0% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $3.18 est $3.16 | $2.32B est $2.31B | +15.0% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $3.26 est $3.23 | $2.01B est $2.41B | +2.7% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $3.10 est $3.05 | $1.96B est $2.36B | +4.6% |
| May 6, 2025 | $2.82 est $2.68 | $2.41B est $2.20B | −0.5% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $2.95 est $2.98 | $2.52B est $2.31B | −2.9% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $3.08 est $3.09 | $2.60B est $2.38B | +4.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Global Payments stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Global Payments is $105.52, +24.6% from the last close, from 23 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$105.52consensus 12-month target, +24.6% from the last close
Now $84.70Avg $105.52
Low $53High $137
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 23 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | Loop Capital Markets | $137 | +61.7% |
| Sep 24 | Wells Fargo | $118 | +39.3% |
| Sep 11 | Piper Sandler | $101 | +19.2% |
| Sep 10 | Piper Sandler | $101 | +19.2% |
| Sep 10 | Susquehanna | $111 | +31.1% |
−0.2%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Global Payments seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Global Payments averaged +0.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.9% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −5.4% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, GPN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.6%.
Global Payments market cap and key statistics
Global Payments’s market cap is $21.03B, with a P/E ratio of 41 and revenue of $10.21B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $21.03B
- P/E ratio
- 41
- Forward P/E
- 5.3
- EPS, TTM
- $2.11
- Gekko Fair Value
- $110.58
Trading
- Volume
- 1.89M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.33M
- 52-week high
- $95.88
- 52-week low
- $61.16
- Shares outstanding
- 264.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $10.21B
- Profit margin
- -9.1%
- Return on equity
- 2.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −95.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.79
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.6%
- Dividend yield
- 1.17%
Global Payments stock news this week
Coverage of Global Payments this week reads positive: 5 positive, 4 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- Global Payments stock at USD 84.70 on September 28, 2026AD HOC NEWS, Sep 28
- Bank of America Expands "Ask Global Payments Solutions" With New Intelligence CapabilitiesMoomoo, Sep 28
- Global Payments stock trades at USD 85.86, up 0.64 percent in New York tradingAD HOC NEWS, Sep 25
- Global Payments wave II correction could set up major upsideFXStreet, Sep 25
- Global Payments stock holds ahead of the open after new Buy ratingAD HOC NEWS, Sep 25
- Can Global Payments Gain From Growing Consumer Trust in AI Commerce?The Globe and Mail, Sep 24
Global Payments peers
Global Payments’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SHOPShopify | Neutral | 5.0% above |
| CTASCintas | Neutral | 11.5% above |
| PYPLPayPal | Accumulation | 4.6% below |
| XYZBlock | Accumulation | 2.5% above |
| CPAYCorpay | Accumulation | 18.1% below |
| FISVFiserv | Buying | 40.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Global Payments stock FAQ
What is Global Payments’s market cap?
Global Payments’s market cap is $21.03B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $84.70, with 264.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 41.
What is the Global Payments stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Global Payments is $105.52, +24.6% from the last close. Of the 23 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 13 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Global Payments stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Global Payments is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $84.70 is 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $110.58. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Global Payments report earnings next?
Global Payments is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, before the market opens (35 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.56 per share on revenue of $3.18B. Global Payments beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 4% on average across the report.
What is Global Payments’s 52-week high and low?
Global Payments’s 52-week high is $95.88 and its 52-week low is $61.16; it closed at $84.70 on Sep 28, 2026, −0.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $163.85 on Sep 28, 2021.
Is Global Payments stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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