Global Payments stock keeps Wells Fargo Buy rating at USD 103.00
Published on 10/07/2026 at 05:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Global Payments stock (ISIN US37940X1028) was last at USD 81.79 on the NYSE on October 6, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, down 0.47 percent from the prior close. The immediate company-specific signal is a maintained Wells Fargo Buy rating with a USD 103.00 price target.
Wells Fargo keeps its Buy rating
According to Markets Insider on October 5, 2026, Wells Fargo analyst Jason Kupferberg maintained the Buy rating and set the target at USD 103.00. The report also placed the analyst consensus at Moderate Buy with a consensus target of USD 104.48.
That consensus target lies 27.74 percent above the October 6 price of USD 81.79. The spread makes execution on the Worldpay integration and the company's margin outlook more important than the rating label alone.
Second-quarter growth meets pressure
Business Wire reported on August 5, 2026 that second-quarter 2026 GAAP revenue reached USD 3.32 billion, up 68.6 percent from USD 1.969287 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Adjusted net revenue rose 33.8 percent to USD 3.159074 billion.
Adjusted diluted EPS increased 11.7 percent year over year to USD 3.46 from USD 3.10. GAAP diluted EPS was USD 0.05, while net income attributable to Global Payments fell 94.6 percent to USD 12.971 million, showing how acquisition-related and discontinued-operation effects continue to separate adjusted results from GAAP earnings.
The same release set normalized constant-currency adjusted net revenue growth guidance at 4 percent to 5 percent for fiscal 2026 and adjusted EPS guidance at USD 13.60 to USD 13.80. It also reported adjusted operating margin of 42.0 percent in the quarter and a planned capital return of more than USD 2 billion for 2026.
Stock stays below its yearly high
On October 6, Global Payments stock traded between USD 81.28 and USD 82.66, with volume of 1,786,971 shares. The 52-week range was USD 61.16 to USD 95.88, leaving the stock 14.71 percent below its yearly high.
Global Payments operates payment technology and software services for merchants, financial institutions and other organizations. Its product set includes payment processing, point-of-sale systems, commerce software, fraud prevention and analytics, according to Global Payments.
Global Payments stock and valuation
Global Payments stock was last at USD 81.79 on the NYSE on October 6, 2026. The company's market capitalization was USD 20.3 billion on that date, giving investors a market value alongside the USD 103.00 Wells Fargo target and the USD 104.48 consensus target.
Global Payments stock key facts
- Company: Global Payments Inc.
- ISIN: US37940X1028
- Ticker: GPN
- Trading venue: NYSE
- Price (as of October 6, 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET): USD 81.79
- Market capitalization: USD 20.3 billion (as of October 6, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 61.16-95.88 (as of October 6, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Finance / Transaction and Payment Processing Services
