Global Payments Stock To Go Ex-dividend Monday (GPN)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) is Monday, February 13, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 2 cents per share. At a price of $51.15 as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 0.2%.

The average volume for Global Payments has been 711,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Global Payments has a market cap of $3.8 billion and is part of the services sector and diversified services industry. Shares are up 8.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

Global Payments Inc. provides electronic transaction processing services for merchants, independent sales organizations (ISO), financial institutions, government agencies, and multi-national corporations located in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.8, above the average diversified services industry P/E ratio of 16.8 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

• Sign up for TheStreet's FREE Dividend and Income Investor Newsletter

TheStreet Ratings rates Global Payments as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. You can view the full Global Payments Ratings Report.

See our dividend calendar or top-yielding stocks list.

For more information on Global Payments Inc. click any of the following:

• Global Payments Inc. Stock Price

• Global Payments Inc. Analyst Ratings

• Global Payments Inc. Key Stats & Profile

• Global Payments Inc. Earnings

• Global Payments Inc. Ratio Comparison

• Global Payments Inc. Growth Rates

• Global Payments Inc. Balance Sheet

• Global Payments Inc. Cash Flow

• Global Payments Inc. Income Statement