Global Payments Inc. $GPN Stock: Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Raises Holdings

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) by 135.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 14,467 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,324 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Global Payments were worth $1,182,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GPN. Gtcr LLC bought a new stake in Global Payments in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,911,939,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Global Payments during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $848,344,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in shares of Global Payments during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $138,781,000. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in shares of Global Payments during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $120,036,000. Finally, Davis Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Global Payments in the 2nd quarter valued at $107,752,000. Institutional investors own 89.76% of the company’s stock.

Global Payments News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $116 from $103 and kept an Overweight rating, implying about 19% upside from the cited share price. Wells Fargo rating
• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc lifted its target to $112 from $105 and maintained an Overweight rating, citing potential upside of about 15%. KeyBanc price target update
• Positive Sentiment: Q3 adjusted EPS of $3.58 met the company’s consensus estimate and rose from $3.26 a year earlier. Coverage pointed to Genius adoption, higher enterprise volumes, expanding margins, and progress integrating Worldpay as growth drivers. Q3 earnings and growth drivers
• Neutral Sentiment: Global Payments reaffirmed its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook of $13.60–$13.80, a range that includes the cited analyst estimate of $13.64. This supports continuity but offers little change to expectations. FY26 outlook update
• Neutral Sentiment: The company reportedly pushed back on rumors that it plans to go private; the report did not indicate a transaction or other change in strategy. Report on going-private rumors

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on GPN shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $106.00 price target (up from $102.00) on shares of Global Payments in a report on Monday, August 31st. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Global Payments from $95.00 to $86.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 23rd. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Global Payments in a report on Thursday, August 6th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. HC Wainwright started coverage on shares of Global Payments in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Global Payments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.52.

Global Payments Stock Performance

GPN traded up $2.44 during trading on Friday, hitting $97.42. The stock had a trading volume of 3,648,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,805,904. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $86.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.54. Global Payments Inc. has a one year low of $61.16 and a one year high of $101.32. The firm has a market cap of $25.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 0.83.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $3.58 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $3.58. Global Payments had a positive return on equity of 13.80% and a negative net margin of 9.16%. The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.18 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.26 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 36.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Global Payments Inc. will post 13.64 EPS for the current year.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th. Global Payments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -33.56%.

Global Payments Company Profile

Global Payments Inc is a payment technology and software company that helps businesses accept and manage payments. Its services support in-person, online and mobile transactions, along with point-of-sale systems and software for business operations.

The company also provides technology to financial institutions and other organizations that issue payment cards. Its services include card processing, account management and related digital tools.

Global Payments serves customers across a range of industries and operates internationally, with services available in many countries.