Global Payments Inc vs Palantir Technologies Inc — how do they compare? Global Payments Inc trades at $85.46 (market cap $22.72B), while Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $172.37 (market cap $420.39B). The key difference: Palantir Technologies Inc is far larger — about 18.5× Global Payments Inc's market cap, and Global Payments Inc pays a 1.16% dividend while Palantir Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GPN | PLTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $22.72B | $420.39B |
Sector | Industrials | Technology |
52-Week High | $90.01 | $207.18 |
52-Week Low | $62.47 | $107.27 |
Enterprise Value | $40.87B | $411.19B |
Dividend Yield | 1.16% | — |
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Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and focuses on serving small and midsize merchants. The company operates in 30 countries and generates about one fourth of its revenue from outside North America, primarily in Europe and Asia. In 2019, Global Payments merged with Total System Services in an all-stock deal that gave Total System Services shareholders 48% of the combined company's shares.
Read more on GPN →Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets in an attempt to gain insight and drive operational outcomes. Founded in 2003, Palantir released its Gotham software platform in 2008, which focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. The Denver company had 125 customers as of its initial public offering and roughly splits its revenue between commercial and government customers.
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