The stock of Global Payments, Inc. (GPN) has gone up by 4.08% for the week, with a -7.38% drop in the past month and a -0.65% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.00% for GPN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.61% for GPN’s stock, with a -10.07% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN) Right Now?
Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.85x compared to its average ratio. GPN has 36-month beta value of 0.98. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 11 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for GPN is 252.23M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.57% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GPN on October 16, 2024 was 2.17M shares.
GPN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN) has increased by 0.21 when compared to last closing price of 102.63.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-10-03 that The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust posted a gain of 2.10% in September as it continues marching on in 2024. The Top 15 dividend growth stocks for October 2024 offer an average dividend yield of 1.05% and appear to be about 20% undervalued based on dividend yield theory.
Analysts’ Opinion of GPN
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GPN reach a price target of $155, previously predicting the price at $165. The rating they have provided for GPN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 25th, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to GPN, setting the target price at $194 in the report published on September 25th of the current year.
GPN Trading at -2.54% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GPN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.14%, as shares sank -8.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GPN rose by +4.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $102.23. In addition, Global Payments, Inc. saw -19.02% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GPN starting from SHEFFIELD DAVID M, who sale 1,651 shares at the price of $100.73 back on Aug 08 ’24. After this action, SHEFFIELD DAVID M now owns 20,531 shares of Global Payments, Inc., valued at $166,305 using the latest closing price.
SHEFFIELD DAVID M, the Officer of Global Payments, Inc., proposed sale 1,651 shares at $100.73 during a trade that took place back on Aug 08 ’24, which means that SHEFFIELD DAVID M is holding shares at $166,305 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GPN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for Global Payments, Inc. stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 6.33, with 2.85 for asset returns.
Based on Global Payments, Inc. (GPN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.81. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.76for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.92.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Global Payments, Inc. (GPN) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
