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 ($54.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 273.5m as of 2026-05-01, 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 ≈ $67.27. Options: 36 managers hold calls ($407.2m notional), 32 hold puts ($156.2m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q4 2025 | 841 |
| Q1 2026 | 801 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 444 | 476 |
| Q3 2024 | 440 | 425 |
| Q4 2024 | 390 | 454 |
| Q1 2025 | 379 | 499 |
| Q2 2025 | 362 | 488 |
| Q3 2025 | 429 | 359 |
| Q4 2025 | 352 | 438 |
| Q1 2026 | 430 | 372 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $467.8m | $683.3m | 1.46 |
| Q3 2025 | $486.3m | $320.5m | 0.66 |
| Q4 2025 | $486.8m | $275.8m | 0.57 |
| Q1 2026 | $407.2m | $156.2m | 0.38 |
Biggest buyers
| GTCR LLC | New | +43.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +3.8m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.9m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.3m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +995.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +977.9k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | +584.9k |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co | New | +542.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +518.1k |
Biggest sellers
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -8.4m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.9m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -1.4m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Sold out | -958.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -860.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -793.4k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -686.5k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $108.9m1.6m shares |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | Added | $45.4m675.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $42.0m624.7k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $26.2m389.8k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $23.7m352.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.9m340.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $21.1m313.2k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $14.8m219.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $13.9m207.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $11.0m163.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $25.4m376.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $21.1m313.7k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $18.4m273.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $17.4m258.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $9.4m140.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.9m132.0k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $8.4m125.0k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | Added | $6.9m101.9k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | New | $6.8m100.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.6m82.7k 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 Q1 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $1.2m | 3 | $1.4m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $99.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | JOHNSON JOIA M Director | Bought | $99.3k1.2k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| GTCR LLC 77.01% of their portfolio | 43.3m $2.9bn | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -793.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.8m $994.9m | First filing |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.07% of their portfolio | 11.9m $797.9m | Added +507.0k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 11.6m $781.7m | Added +205.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.5m $707.3m | Added +143.7k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.0m $670.8m | First filing |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.8m $526.8m | Added +507.2k |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 3.65% of their portfolio | 7.1m $476.6m | Reduced -492.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.5m $433.2m | Added +148.1k |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 11.59% of their portfolio | 6.4m $428.1m | Added +439.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 5.1m $344.4m | Added +3.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $341.2m | Added +2.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $323.5m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $257.8m | Added +503.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $241.8m | Added +1.3m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.0m $195.8m | Added +995.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $197.0m | Reduced -120.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $174.2m | Reduced -87.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $162.1m | Added +446.1k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $152.3m | Reduced -657.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $145.8m | Added +329.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $142.5m | Added +23.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $138.0m | Added +977.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $125.2m | Added +111.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $124.7m | Added +1.4m |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.87% of their portfolio | 1.8m $122.9m | Added +9.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $119.9m | Reduced -119.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $113.1m | Added +21.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $110.0m | Added +203.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $102.6m | Reduced -555.5k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 2.89% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.9m | Added +85.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $96.7m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Focused Investors LLC 3.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $96.6m | Reduced -27.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $95.0m | Added +26.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $92.5m | Reduced -111.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $86.5m | First filing |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.9m | Added +37.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.8m | Added +111.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 983.9k $66.2m | Added +98.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 974.9k $64.6m | Added +518.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 946.4k $63.7m | Reduced -375.5k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 2.84% of their portfolio | 914.5k $61.5m | Added +117.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 914.5k $61.5m | Added +584.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 855.2k $57.6m | Reduced -8.4m |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP 4.04% of their portfolio | 851.3k $57.3m | Added +272.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 816.7k $54.8m | Added +209.1k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 810.3k $54.5m | Added +51.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 793.9k $53.4m | Added +147.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.09% of their portfolio | 776.5k $52.3m | Added +351.4k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 733.0k $49.3m | Added +40.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 698.5k $47.0m | Added +33.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 652.0k $43.7m | Reduced -2.2m |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 3.04% of their portfolio | 624.7k $42.0m | Added +339.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 578.5k $38.9m | Added +66.4k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.40% of their portfolio | 571.2k $38.4m | Added +217.6k |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd 0.47% of their portfolio | 565.1k $37.8m | Reduced -68.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 551.2k $37.1m | Added +51.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 547.4k $36.8m | Added +2.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 543.4k $36.6m | Reduced -48.5k |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co 1.78% of their portfolio | 542.5k $36.5m | New |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 517.1k $34.8m | Added +27.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 491.7k $33.1m | First filing |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 482.1k $32.4m | Added +139.5k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.93% of their portfolio | 478.9k $32.2m | Added +60.2k |
| Estuary Capital Management LP 5.35% of their portfolio | 475.4k $32.0m | Added +28.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 452.9k $30.5m | Added +158.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 452.6k $30.5m | Reduced -7.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 450.4k $30.3m | Reduced -139.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 440.4k $29.6m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 431.8k $29.1m | Added +427.8k |
| Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 2.85% of their portfolio | 429.3k $28.9m | Added +391.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 408.2k $27.5m | Reduced -81.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 399.8k $26.9m | Reduced -13.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 389.7k $26.2m | Added +13.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.02% of their portfolio | 382.9k $25.8m | Added +321.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 377.8k $29.2m | Reduced -35.2k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 376.2k $25.3m | Added +56.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 373.6k $25.1m | Reduced -205.1k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 369.0k $24.8m | First filing |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.57% of their portfolio | 335.0k $22.5m | Reduced -170.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.8k $21.9m | Added +87.9k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 320.6k $21.6m | Added +41.5k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.92% of their portfolio | 316.6k $21.3m | Added +4.2k |
| Blue Trust, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 315.7k $21.2m | Reduced -65.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 310.4k $20.9m | Reduced -405.7k |
| LONE PEAK GLOBAL INVESTORS LLC 3.45% of their portfolio | 308.1k $20.7m | Added +28.0k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.06% of their portfolio | 287.7k $19.4m | Reduced -361 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.0k $18.8m | Reduced -11.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.2k $18.6m | Added +57.0k |
| Gillson Capital LP 1.50% of their portfolio | 272.4k $18.3m | New |
| SORA INVESTORS LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 267.8k $18.0m | Added +14.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.0k $17.7m | Added +51.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.3k $17.5m | Reduced -548.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 253.1k $17.0m | Reduced -75.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.5k $16.9m | Added +96.1k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 244.3k $16.4m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 235.7k $15.9m | Added +17.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 234.8k $15.8m | Added +42.6k |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 231.6k $15.6m | Reduced -926 |