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May 27, 2019

Global Payments (GPN, $153.44 ) is reportedly looking to buy Total System Services (TSS, $113.45)

Payment technology company Global Payments could acquire Total System Services.

Citing people familiar with the matter (and who refused to be named), a CNBC report claims that the two companies are nearing a $20 billion all-stock deal, expected to be announced Tuesday.  Bank of America  is advising Global Payments on the deal, according to the report.

In recent years, both Total System and Global Payments seem to be in a buying spree to bolster their respective technology capabilities and customer spectrum. In 2015, Global Payments announced plans to buy Heartland Payment Systems for roughly $4.3 billion. In 2018, the company expressed plans to acquire restaurant payment technology company SICOM Systems for $415 million. Total System, on the other hand, acquired small business solution payment company iMobile3 last year, and merchant payment company TransFirst in 2016.

Bloomberg reported that Global Payments and Total System Services were engaged in preliminary talks about the deal on Thursday.

Related Ticker: GPN

GPN in upward trend: 10-day moving average crossed above 50-day moving average on June 27, 2025

The 10-day moving average for GPN crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on June 27, 2025. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 13 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on June 27, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on GPN as a result. In of 89 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for GPN just turned positive on June 04, 2025. Looking at past instances where GPN's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 44 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

GPN moved above its 50-day moving average on June 24, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where GPN advanced for three days, in of 307 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 185 cases where GPN Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 4 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where GPN declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

GPN broke above its upper Bollinger Band on July 01, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.443) is normal, around the industry mean (13.761). P/E Ratio (34.523) is within average values for comparable stocks, (78.016). GPN's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.684) is slightly lower than the industry average of (1.772). Dividend Yield (0.008) settles around the average of (0.037) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (3.527) is also within normal values, averaging (11.971).

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating fairly steady price growth. GPN’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. GPN’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 77, placing this stock worse than average.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL).

Industry description

The sector produces general business services, and are not classified elsewhere. For example, FleetCor Technologies provides fuel cards and workforce payment products and services; Copart, Inc. provides online vehicle auction and remarketing services across various nations; Equifax Inc. collects and aggregates credit information on consumers and businesses worldwide, along with selling credit monitoring and fraud-prevention services. Many of the companies in this category have multi-billion market capitalizations.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Miscellaneous Commercial Services Industry is 5.62B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 788 to 80.94B. RELX holds the highest valuation in this group at 80.94B. The lowest valued company is EVSV at 788.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Miscellaneous Commercial Services Industry was 2%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 4%, and the average quarterly price growth was 12%. CRWE experienced the highest price growth at 109%, while QPRC experienced the biggest fall at -54%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Miscellaneous Commercial Services Industry was -43%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -38% and the average quarterly volume growth was -11%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 50
P/E Growth Rating: 62
Price Growth Rating: 55
SMR Rating: 72
Profit Risk Rating: 76
Seasonality Score: 13 (-100 ... +100)
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a provider of electronic transaction processing, electronic fund transfer and other merchant services

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Data Processing Services
Address
3550 Lenox Road
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+1 770 829-8000
Employees
27000
Web
https://www.globalpaymentsinc.com