Cowen Raised PT to $100 on Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) Following Announced Acquisition by Global Payments (GPN)

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SunTrust Downgrades Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) to Neutral

December 16, 2015 6:57 AM EST

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY) from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $100.00 (from $86.00).

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After-Hours Stock Movers 12/15: (HPY) (ASNA) (HEI) Higher; (GPN) (DOV) Lower (more...)

December 15, 2015 5:56 PM EST

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY) 11.8% HIGHER; Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), one of... More

Market Wrap: Markets Rise Ahead of Fed Rate Decision; Valeant Inks Key Distributor Deal; Advance Auto May Explore Sale

December 15, 2015 5:21 PM EST

Market wrap for December 15th

End of the Day: S&P 500 up 21.5 to 2,043.41; Dow Jones up 156.4 to 17,524.91; Nasdaq up 43.1 to 4,995.36

Market Brief: Markets gained ahead of Wednesday's Fed rate decision, which is expected to see a hike to 0.5 percent. It will be the first hike since 2006.

Valeant Pharma gained on a new deal with Walgreens.

Advance Auto Parts rose on speculation it was exploring a sale.

Howard Stern and SiriusXM will buddy-up for another five years.

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Global Payments (GPN) Reports In-Line Q2 EPS

December 15, 2015 4:29 PM EST

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) reported Q2 EPS of $0.76, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.76. Revenue for the quarter came in at $518 million versus the consensus estimate of $526.7 million.

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Global Payments sees FY2016 EPS of $2.90-$3.00, versus the consensus of... More

Global Payments (GPN) to Acquire Heartland Payment (HPY) in ~$4.3B Deal

December 15, 2015 4:24 PM EST

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), one of the nations largest payment companies.

The transaction significantly expands Global Payments U.S. direct small and medium-sized enterprise distribution, merchant base and vertical reach. Heartlands strengths in direct sales and technology-led distribution are highly complementary to Global Payments expertise in 60 vertical markets with 2,000 technology partners. The combination will leverage Global Payments scalable, worldwide infrastructure, and drive substantial technological and operational synergies.

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