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Atlanta, Georgia-based Global Payments Inc. (GPN) provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments. With a market cap of $27.8 billion, Global Payments operates through Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions segments.
The payments company has substantially underperformed the broader market over the past year. Over the past 52 weeks, GPN dipped 12%, lagging behind the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 26.1% returns. In 2024 alone, GPN is down 14.3% compared to SPX’s 16.5% gains on a YTD basis.