Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Global Payments (GPN)

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/21/2026 – Global Payments is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set a “market perform” rating and a $76.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Global Payments was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “hold”.
• 4/10/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by BNP Paribas Exane from $64.00 to $60.00. They now have an “underperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $97.00 to $82.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $91.00 to $86.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $90.00 to $76.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 4/2/2026 – Global Payments was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/2/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $110.00 to $90.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2026 – Global Payments had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $80.00 to $88.00.
• 3/26/2026 – Global Payments had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $125.00 to $110.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/26/2026 – Global Payments was downgraded by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from “outperform” to “market perform”.
• 3/9/2026 – Global Payments is now covered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “hold” rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Global Payments had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $88.00 price target on the stock, up from $80.00.

Global Payments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Global Payments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.27%.

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.