Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. Sells Off Shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN)

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-California) recently sold shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN). In a filing disclosed on January 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Global Payments stock on December 19th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “150 MAIN STREET TRUST > BANK OF AMERICA” account.

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Xiaomi (OTCMKTS:XIACF) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Schneider Electric S.E. (OTCMKTS:SBGSF) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Hermès International Société en commandite par actions (OTCMKTS:HESAF) on 12/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Campbell’s (NASDAQ:CPB) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tencent (OTC:TCTZF) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:MHVYF) on 12/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 12/24/2025.

Global Payments Stock Performance

GPN stock traded down $0.58 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $76.90. The stock had a trading volume of 291,073 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,107,851. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. Global Payments Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.93 and a 52-week high of $114.17. The stock has a market cap of $18.21 billion, a PE ratio of 10.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.01.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The business services provider reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.41 billion. Global Payments had a net margin of 19.68% and a return on equity of 12.66%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.08 EPS. Global Payments has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.600-6.666 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Global Payments Inc. will post 11.89 EPS for the current year.

Global Payments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Global Payments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. bought 10,392 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $81.42 per share, with a total value of $846,116.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 59,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,828,450.26. This represents a 21.25% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP David M. Sheffield sold 2,016 shares of Global Payments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.41, for a total transaction of $164,122.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 14,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,175,397.58. This represents a 12.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 14,723 shares of company stock valued at $1,186,772 and have sold 18,080 shares valued at $1,439,350. Company insiders own 1.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on Global Payments from $90.00 to $85.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Global Payments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Global Payments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Global Payments in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Global Payments in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Global Payments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.30.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Global Payments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GPN. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in Global Payments by 242.2% in the 3rd quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 308 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Global Payments during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. SouthState Bank Corp acquired a new position in Global Payments in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. REAP Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Global Payments in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC increased its stake in Global Payments by 53.4% during the second quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 382 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. 89.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Representative Cisneros

Gil Cisneros (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 31st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Cisneros (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 31st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gil Cisneros served in the U.S. Navy as a supply officer from 1994 to 2004. Cisneros earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University in 1994, a master’s in business administration from Regis University in 2002, and a master’s degree in urban education policy from Brown University in 2015. His career experience includes working as a logistics manager for Frito-Lay. In 2010, Cisneros won the lottery and became involved in activism and philanthropy, founding a scholarship program for local high school students. In 2021, President Joe Biden (D) appointed Cisneros as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

About Global Payments

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.