Is Global Payments Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

At 20.4 billion dollars, Global Payments (GPN) is the pioneering provider of payment technology and software solutions around the world. The company operates primarily through the Mercant Solutions and Office Solutions Solutions, and companies and financial institutions offer safe, smooth, innovative payment and software services.

Companies that are more than $ 10 billion in general are described as “large size” shares, and global payments are commensurate with this category directly. With a global presence throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, global payments continue to expand through strategic acquisitions, joint projects and advanced financial technology solutions.

The shares of Atlanta, Georgia, decreased by 30.5 % of 52 weeks at $ 120. Global payment shares have increased by 8.5 % over the past three months, resulting in the wider S&P 500 index ($ SPX) by 9.7 % on the same time frame.

In the long run, the GPN shares decreased by 25.6 % on the basis of YTD, with SPX performance by 12.5 %. Moreover, the company’s shares decreased by 24.9 % over 52 weeks, compared to the return of 17.5 % of SPX on the same time frame.

The stock has been traded less than the moving average for 200 days since late February.

Global payment shares increased by 9.1 % on August 6 after the company recorded an easy profitability of Q2 2025 of $ 3.10, overcoming Wall Street estimates. Strong growth and expansion of margins in both sectors of merchant solutions and source solutions are confident in the investor. In addition, the administration raised the all-year profit guidelines to the upper end of its top by 10 % -11 %, while reaffirming the progress made in the $ 24.25 billion global acquisition, indicating stronger long-term growth horizons.

However, Copart, Inc. showed. (CPRT) is a lower decrease in GPN stock. CPRT shares have decreased by approximately 18 % on the basis of YTD and 5.4 % over the past 52 weeks.

Despite the performance of the stock over the past year, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the GPN. It contains a consensus classification for “moderate purchase” of 31 analysts in coverage, and the average target price of $ 105.72 of 27.5 % for current levels.

On the date of publication, Sohini Mondal did not have positions (either directly or indirectly) in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article are only for media purposes. This article was originally published on Barchart.com