Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Global Payments, Inc shares valued at $342,080 were sold by Cortopassi Robert M on Aug 21 ’25. At $85.52 per share, Cortopassi Robert M sold 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 49,121 shares worth approximately $4.33 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cortopassi Robert M purchased 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 342,082 in proceeds.
Before that, SHEFFIELD DAVID M had sold 2,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $207,575, the EVP, Chief Accounting Officer traded Global Payments, Inc shares for $83.03 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,500 shares, worth approximately $1.45 million.
As published in a research note from Mizuho on July 25, 2025, Global Payments, Inc [GPN] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $114. Analysts at TD Cowen upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of June 02, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Hold” rating for GPN. Earlier on April 25, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector perform” for GPN stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing GPN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Global Payments, Inc [NYSE: GPN] rose 0.43% to $88.22. The stock’s lowest price that day was $87.265, but it reached a high of $88.47 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.92%. Over the course of the year, Global Payments, Inc shares have dropped approximately -20.09%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $115.19 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $65.93 on 04/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Global Payments, Inc (GPN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 87.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 86.76. In the upper region, resistance lies at 88.71. The next price resistance is at 89.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.64 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Global Payments, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Global Payments, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.71 million shares to 7.68 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 8.39 million shares. A decline of -9.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.86.
Which companies own the most shares of Global Payments, Inc (GPN)?
In terms of Global Payments, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 77 in the next 12 months, down nearly -12.34% from the previous closing price of $87.84. Analysts anticipate Global Payments, Inc stock to reach 93 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 75. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Global Payments, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
