Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) Expected to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $3.32 Per Share

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Global Payments in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the business services provider will earn $3.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.44. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Global Payments’ current full-year earnings is $11.07 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Global Payments’ Q4 2025 earnings at $3.33 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on GPN. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Global Payments from $172.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on Global Payments from $145.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Global Payments in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. B. Riley cut their price objective on shares of Global Payments from $204.00 to $194.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Global Payments from $126.00 to $122.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Global Payments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.36.

Global Payments Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of NYSE GPN opened at $101.02 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Global Payments has a 12-month low of $91.60 and a 12-month high of $141.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $105.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.98.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The business services provider reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.90 by $0.03. Global Payments had a net margin of 14.26% and a return on equity of 11.93%. The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.48 earnings per share. Global Payments’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Global Payments by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 22,795 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,895,000 after purchasing an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Global Payments by 28.2% during the 4th quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 14,978 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,902,000 after acquiring an additional 3,294 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Global Payments by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 10,634 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,415,000 after acquiring an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in Global Payments by 73.9% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 5,924 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $752,000 after acquiring an additional 2,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Global Payments by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 115,237 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,635,000 after acquiring an additional 5,833 shares in the last quarter. 89.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO David M. Sheffield sold 1,651 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.73, for a total transaction of $166,305.23. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 20,531 shares in the company, valued at $2,068,087.63. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.98% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Global Payments Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. Global Payments’s payout ratio is currently 19.84%.

Global Payments Company Profile

Global Payments Inc provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services.