Tejara Capital Ltd Makes New Investment in Global Payments Inc. $GPN

Tejara Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 132,155 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $9,589,000. Global Payments makes up approximately 3.9% of Tejara Capital Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GPN. Gtcr LLC bought a new stake in shares of Global Payments in the 1st quarter valued at $2,911,939,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Global Payments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $848,344,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the 4th quarter worth $276,014,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in Global Payments in the second quarter valued at approximately $138,781,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Global Payments during the second quarter worth about $99,702,000. Institutional investors own 89.76% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about 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 Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on GPN. Zacks Research lowered shares of Global Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Global Payments from $105.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $83.00 target price on shares of Global Payments in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Argus set a $110.00 price target on Global Payments and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Global Payments from $82.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.92.

Global Payments Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of GPN opened at $92.12 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $79.25 and its 200 day moving average is $73.72. Global Payments Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.16 and a 12-month high of $95.58. The company has a market capitalization of $24.38 billion, a PE ratio of -30.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.44 by $0.02. Global Payments had a positive return on equity of 13.80% and a negative net margin of 9.16%.The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.16 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.10 earnings per share. The business’s 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. Research analysts expect that Global Payments Inc. will post 13.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Global Payments’s dividend payout ratio is currently -33.56%.

Global Payments 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.