Global Payments (GPN) Fell Due To Executional Risk and Market Concerns

Columbia Threadneedle Investments, an investment management company, released its “Columbia Threadneedle Global Technology Growth Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The market experienced volatility at the start of the quarter due to heightened uncertainty from global tariffs as part of the new U.S. administration. Later, the market rebounded with the implementation of a more lenient trade policy. The composite returned 25.11% gross of fees and 24.85% net of fees in the quarter, compared to the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Index’s 23.66% return.  In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings for its best picks for 2025.

In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, Columbia Threadneedle Global Technology Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN). Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) is a payment technology and software solutions provider for card, check, and digital-based payments. The one-month return of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) was -1.45%, and its shares lost 16.24% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On September 22, 2025, Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) stock closed at $86.95 per share, with a market capitalization of $21.095 billion.

Columbia Threadneedle Global Technology Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

“Shares of payment services provider Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) also declined during the quarter for reasons similar to Fiserv. The company’s busy quarter, which included an asset acquisition, an asset divestiture and a pre-announcement, presented some execution risk and did little to convince the market of the company’s sustainable long-term growth profile.”

Is Global Payments Inc. (GPN) The Most Crowded Hedge Fund Stock That is Targeted by Short Sellers?

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 57 hedge fund portfolios held Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) at the end of the second quarter, compared to 65 in the previous quarter. Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) reported adjusted net revenue of $2.36 billion in Q2 2025, an increase of 5% on a constant currency basis. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) and shared the list of tech stocks with the lowest P/E ratios. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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