Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Global Payments, Inc shares valued at $164,123 were sold by SHEFFIELD DAVID M on Dec 11 ’25. At $81.41 per share, SHEFFIELD DAVID M sold 2,016 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,438 shares worth approximately $1.08 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR purchased 10,392 shares, netting a total of over 846,117 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $81.42 each, the insider now holds 59,303 shares.
Before that, BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $240,750, the Director bought Global Payments, Inc shares for $80.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $3.67 million.
As published in a research note from Seaport Research Partners on January 14, 2026, Global Payments, Inc [GPN] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $109. Analysts at Deutsche Bank started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of October 23, 2025, Citigroup has initiated its “Buy” rating for GPN. Earlier on October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for GPN stock.
Analyzing GPN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Global Payments, Inc [NYSE: GPN] plunged -3.21% to $74.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $74.79, but it reached a high of $77.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.70%. Over the course of the year, Global Payments, Inc shares have dropped approximately -30.63%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Global Payments, Inc (GPN)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.00 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 rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 2.24 million shares to 9.43 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 7.19 million shares. A jump of 23.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.61.
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 103 in the next 12 months, up nearly 32.94% from the previous closing price of $77.48. Analysts anticipate Global Payments, Inc stock to reach 109 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 80. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Global Payments, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
