Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, reconciliation and dispute management, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services. The company also provides an array of enterprise software solutions that streamline business operations of its customers in various vertical markets; and value-added solutions and services, such as point-of-sale software, analytics and customer engagement, payroll and reporting, and human capital management. It markets its products and services through direct sales force, trade associations, agent and enterprise software providers, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, independent sales organizations, payment facilitators, and financial institutions. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Analyst Perspectives | Analysts offer varied price targets ranging from $110 to $139, reflecting mixed views on Global Payments' growth potential and integration success amid market uncertainties. |
Integration Hurdles | The "herculean" task of integrating Worldpay poses significant challenges, potentially impacting operational efficiency and market competitiveness in the short to medium term. |
Financial Challenges | Despite recent underperformance, Global Payments maintains its 2024 guidance and projects mid-single-digit revenue growth for 2025, with a current P/E ratio of 8x for FY2025. |
Strategic Reshaping | Global Payments' divestiture of Issuer Solutions and acquisition of Worldpay signal a major shift towards strengthening its position in Merchant commerce and e-commerce sectors. |

Metrics to compare | GPN | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Industrials sector companies | Relationship RelationshipGPNPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 18.0x | 0.0x | 9.9x | |
PEG Ratio | −2.94 | 0.00 | 0.03 | |
Price / Book | 0.8x | 0.0x | 1.0x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 2.5x | 0.0x | 2.9x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 25.6% | 0.0% | 14.5% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 0.0% | 1.7% | Unlock |