GLOBAL PMTS INC GPN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 37940X102 · ISIN US37940X1028
American technology company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded2000
- Websiteglobalpaymentsinc.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($58.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 236.7m as of 2025-10-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $83.13. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($486.3m notional), 30 hold puts ($320.5m).
Trends to Q3 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 866 |
| Q4 2022 | 835 |
| Q1 2023 | 852 |
| Q2 2023 | 835 |
| Q3 2023 | 863 |
| Q4 2023 | 913 |
| Q1 2024 | 944 |
| Q2 2024 | 903 |
| Q3 2024 | 897 |
| Q4 2024 | 933 |
| Q1 2025 | 879 |
| Q2 2025 | 807 |
| Q3 2025 | 824 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 408 | 395 |
| Q1 2024 | 448 | 399 |
| Q2 2024 | 444 | 476 |
| Q3 2024 | 440 | 425 |
| Q4 2024 | 390 | 454 |
| Q1 2025 | 379 | 499 |
| Q2 2025 | 362 | 488 |
| Q3 2025 | 429 | 359 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $327.8m | $380.2m | 1.16 |
| Q1 2025 | $393.3m | $336.5m | 0.86 |
| Q2 2025 | $467.8m | $683.3m | 1.46 |
| Q3 2025 | $486.3m | $320.5m | 0.66 |
Biggest buyers
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +2.0m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.0m |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +825.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +684.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +645.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +594.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +587.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +570.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +499.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Contour Asset Management LLC | Sold out | -1.2m |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -1.1m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -758.8k |
| NATIXIS | Reduced | -751.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -662.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -659.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -624.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -480.0k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $191.2m2.3m shares |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | Added | $62.3m750.0k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $51.9m624.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $23.5m282.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.1m265.5k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $16.6m200.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.1m157.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $11.1m128.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.6m128.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.4m125.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $70.6m849.3k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $63.0m758.2k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $37.1m446.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.0m264.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $17.9m215.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.6m163.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.5m138.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $9.5m114.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $9.2m111.2k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $7.3m87.3k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| GTCR W Aggregator LP 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-01-12 | 15.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $420.2k | 3 | $2.9m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $537.2k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $166.3k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $672.8k | 2 | $3.5m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $202.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $721.7k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | Cortopassi Robert M President and COO | Sold | $342.1k4.0k shares |
| 2025-08-12 | SHEFFIELD DAVID M EVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $207.6k2.5k shares |
| 2025-08-07 | Steele-Belkin Dara L. General Counsel & Corp. Secty. | Sold | $172.0k2.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.5m $2.0bn | Added +149.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.9m $1.7bn | Added +684.9k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 10.9m $906.3m | Reduced -141.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.5m $871.8m | Reduced -147.8k |
| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP 7.27% of their portfolio | 7.7m $635.9m | Reduced -61.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.3m $610.6m | Added +499.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.1m $591.1m | Reduced -179.5k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.91% of their portfolio | 6.8m $566.5m | Added +141.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 6.7m $559.5m | Added +2.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.4m $528.8m | Added +63.6k |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 10.38% of their portfolio | 5.1m $427.2m | Added +825.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $246.0m | Reduced -51.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $242.2m | Reduced -60.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $221.4m | Reduced -2.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $218.5m | Added +18.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $214.3m | Reduced -150.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $213.0m | Added +1.0m |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $214.3m | Added +409.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $201.6m | Reduced -94.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $199.4m | Reduced -67.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.3m $189.5m | Added +1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $176.7m | Added +9.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $175.4m | Added +95.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $170.1m | Reduced -23.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $167.6m | Reduced -393.0k |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.27% of their portfolio | 1.9m $160.7m | Added +242.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $154.6m | Added +23.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $143.7m | Added +327.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $141.1m | Added +49.4k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.7m $137.2m | Reduced -28.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $136.4m | Added +43.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $124.1m | Reduced -659.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $120.0m | Added +34.2k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $118.1m | Reduced -54.3k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 4.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.3m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $106.3m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.2m $103.6m | Reduced -90.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $101.2m | Reduced -166.8k |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.1m | Added +36.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.0m | Reduced -335.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $97.2m | Reduced -580 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $94.8m | Added +466.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.5m | Reduced -100.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.7m | Added +570.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 950.4k $79.0m | Reduced -122.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 902.0k $74.9m | Added +177.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 879.1k $73.0m | Added +587.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 807.9k $67.1m | Added +594.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 760.6k $63.2m | Added +183.1k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 753.1k $62.6m | Reduced -14.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 744.6k $61.9m | Added +43.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 728.6k $60.5m | Added +194.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 728.1k $60.5m | Reduced -11.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 710.3k $59.0m | Added +433.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 703.1k $58.4m | Reduced -41.2k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 2.96% of their portfolio | 681.1k $56.6m | Added +68.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 679.7k $56.5m | Reduced -59.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 662.1k $55.0m | Added +283.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 645.0k $53.6m | New |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 605.0k $50.3m | Added +430.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 604.3k $50.2m | Reduced -17.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 555.6k $46.2m | Added +438.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 555.6k $46.2m | Added +14.4k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.48% of their portfolio | 550.0k $45.7m | Reduced -10.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.9k $44.9m | Added +12.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.7k $44.3m | Reduced -328.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 516.4k $42.9m | Added +94.5k |
| Estuary Capital Management LP 7.40% of their portfolio | 501.9k $41.7m | Reduced -86.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 499.2k $41.5m | Added +33.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 465.9k $38.7m | Added +18.2k |
| Blue Trust, Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 422.1k $35.1m | Added +44 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 421.9k $35.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 1.16% of their portfolio | 418.1k $34.7m | Added +111.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 413.5k $34.4m | Added +12.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 373.3k $31.0m | Added +303.0k |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd 0.63% of their portfolio | 368.0k $32.2m | Added +103.2k |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP 2.58% of their portfolio | 354.0k $29.4m | Added +101.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.2k $29.1m | Reduced -759 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 347.6k $28.9m | Reduced -41.7k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 345.6k $28.7m | Added +68.7k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.85% of their portfolio | 345.0k $28.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 342.6k $28.5m | Added +63.4k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.07% of their portfolio | 318.4k $26.5m | Added +5.8k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 316.1k $26.3m | Added +124.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 315.8k $26.2m | Added +6.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 313.0k $27.0m | Reduced -16.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.2k $24.9m | Added +3.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 297.9k $24.7m | Added +78.7k |
| VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC 3.79% of their portfolio | 284.9k $23.7m | Added +13.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.9k $23.3m | Reduced -4.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 274.8k $22.8m | Added +75.5k |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP 1.55% of their portfolio | 271.6k $22.6m | New |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 271.5k $22.6m | Added +50.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 260.3k $21.6m | Added +868 |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 0.82% of their portfolio | 253.4k $21.1m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 252.1k $20.9m | Added +36.7k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.54% of their portfolio | 244.3k $20.3m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.0k $20.0m | Reduced -28.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.1k $19.6m | Reduced -27.8k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 231.2k $19.2m | Added +27.2k |