Global Payments Executing On Its Vision And Delivering Margin Leverage

It may sound uncomfortably similar to "it's different this time", but Global Payments (GPN) is a prime example of how good companies always seem to manage to find a way to do better than expected. In the case of Global Payments, it has taken the integrated payment and omni-channel concepts and run with them, combining/folding payment functionality into broader offerings of specialized software and services that not only make the customer relationships stickier but more profitable as well.

Global Payments sports high multiples and high expectations, and I wouldn't ignore the competitive threats posed by existing head-to-head rivals (not to mention potential future threats from companies like Amazon (AMZN), Square (SQ), and PayPal (PYPL)), but I believe Global Payments' integrated and omni-channel offerings, as well as its strong global position, make it a formidable player in the market. A high single-digit revenue growth rate from here can support a fair value in the $120s, but I would expect this stock to sell off pretty sharply if the earnings momentum were to falter.

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Global Payments Executing On Its Vision And Delivering Margin Leverage