Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN)’s stock price has plunge by 0.82relation to previous closing price of 115.41. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 8.37% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-06 that Global Payments targets the SMB market, enhancing growth through value-added services and international expansion, making it a compelling buy. GPN’s strategic acquisitions and partnerships, such as EVO Payments, bolster its European and B2B offerings, increasing market share and service depth. Financial transparency improvements and divestitures of non-core units aim to streamline operations, enhancing shareholder value and operational efficiency.
Is It Worth Investing in Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Global Payments, Inc (NYSE: GPN) is above average at 21.93x. The 36-month beta value for GPN is also noteworthy at 0.99. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 11 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for GPN is 252.31M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.49% of that float. The average trading volume of GPN on November 13, 2024 was 2.28M shares.
GPN’s Market Performance
The stock of Global Payments, Inc (GPN) has seen a 8.37% increase in the past week, with a 13.38% rise in the past month, and a 10.73% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.73% for GPN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.93% for GPN’s stock, with a 4.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GPN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GPN stocks, with Bernstein repeating the rating for GPN by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for GPN in the upcoming period, according to Bernstein is $112 based on the research report published on October 22, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Monness Crespi & Hardt gave a rating of “Buy” to GPN, setting the target price at $155 in the report published on September 25th of the current year.
GPN Trading at 11.01% 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 -17.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.26%, as shares surge +13.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.18% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GPN rose by +8.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $104.90. In addition, Global Payments, Inc saw -8.38% 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 Carter Andrea M, who sale 2,366 shares at the price of $105.67 back on Nov 04 ’24. After this action, Carter Andrea M now owns 22,078 shares of Global Payments, Inc, valued at $250,015 using the latest closing price.
Carter Andrea M, the Officer of Global Payments, Inc, proposed sale 2,366 shares at $105.67 during a trade that took place back on Nov 04 ’24, which means that Carter Andrea M is holding shares at $250,006 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GPN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 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 0.07. Equity return is now at value 6.03, with 2.76 for asset returns.
Based on Global Payments, Inc (GPN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.93.
Conclusion
In summary, Global Payments, Inc (GPN) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
