Value Holdings Management CO. LLC Takes Position in Global Payments Inc. $GPN

Value Holdings Management CO. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 228,412 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $16,574,000. Global Payments makes up 2.8% of Value Holdings Management CO. LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Algebris UK Ltd. acquired a new position in Global Payments in the 2nd quarter worth about $91,290,000. MSH Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the second quarter valued at about $231,000. United Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the second quarter valued at about $322,000. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the second quarter valued at about $23,922,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the second quarter worth about $11,441,000. Institutional investors own 89.76% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Global Payments

Here are the key news stories impacting Global Payments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target for Global Payments from $96 to $102 while maintaining a “sector perform” rating. The new target implies roughly 11% upside from the referenced price and provides support for the shares. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains divided on Global Payments, with some analysts maintaining constructive valuations while others appear more cautious about the company’s earnings outlook. The overall takeaway is that investors are weighing potential upside against estimates that have softened. Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on Global Payments and Mercury Systems
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research retained a “Hold” rating and reduced several earnings forecasts, including Q3 and Q4 2026 EPS to $3.56 and $3.66, respectively, and FY2026 EPS to $13.63 from $13.85. Estimates were also lowered for FY2027 to $16.00 from $16.43 and FY2028 to $18.53 from $19.00. These cuts suggest analysts see somewhat less near- and longer-term earnings power than previously expected.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks modestly increased its Q1 2027 EPS estimate to $3.43 from $3.40 and Q1 2028 to $4.02 from $3.96, providing limited offsets to the broader estimate reductions.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GPN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Research downgraded Global Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Stephens set a $80.00 target price on shares of Global Payments and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Global Payments from $96.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price objective on Global Payments from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Global Payments from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.92.

Global Payments Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GPN opened at $92.12 on Friday. Global Payments Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.16 and a twelve month high of $95.58. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.72. The company has a market capitalization of $24.38 billion, a PE ratio of -30.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported $3.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.44 by $0.02. Global Payments had a negative net margin of 9.16% and a positive return on equity of 13.80%. The business had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.16 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.10 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 68.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Global Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.600-13.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Global Payments Inc. will post 13.66 EPS for the current year.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. Global Payments’s payout ratio is currently -33.56%.

Global Payments Company Profile

Global Payments Inc (NYSE: GPN) is a worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions that enables commerce for merchants, issuers and enterprises. The company develops and operates payment processing networks, point-of-sale systems and cloud-based software that facilitate electronic transactions across in-store, online and mobile channels. Its services span merchant acquiring, payment gateway services, omnichannel commerce platforms, and solutions for recurring and subscription billing.

Global Payments offers a range of products and services including integrated payment terminals and point-of-sale software, e-commerce and gateway technologies, fraud prevention and tokenization tools, and business analytics and reporting.