Global Payments Mean Deviation
| GPN Stock | | | USD 70.13 0.50 0.72% |
The mean deviation of the equity instrument is the first measure of the distances between each value of security historical prices and the mean. It gives us an idea of how spread out from the center the distribution of returns. Below is Global Payments's current Mean Deviation with peer comparisons and related risk metrics.
Current Mean Deviation Value
The current Mean Deviation of 2.1 places Global Payments at moderate price variability. This places Global Payments within the typical volatility range for Transaction & Payment Processing Services.
Mean Deviation | = | SUM(RET DEV)N |
| = | 2.1 | |
| SUM | = | Summation notation |
| RET DEV | = | Sum of return deviations of Global Payments |
| N | = | Number of calculation points for selected time horizon |
Mean Deviation Peers Comparison
Global Payments falls above the 1.87 peer average for Mean Deviation. FTAI Aviation leads at 3.4 while Snap On registers the lowest at 1.16. Global Payments has exhibited greater price dispersion than the peer average over the measured period.
Mean Deviation Relative To Other Indicators
The chart below plots Mean Deviation against Maximum Drawdown for Global Payments and its peers. Each point represents one equity — position along the horizontal axis shows Mean Deviation while the vertical axis shows Maximum Drawdown. Equities that cluster in different quadrants carry distinct risk-return profiles. Use the dropdowns to swap in other indicators for either axis.
Global Payments shows nearly
10.61 of Maximum Drawdown per unit of Mean Deviation (
2.10 versus
22.28 ). This indicates Maximum Drawdown substantially exceeds Mean Deviation for Global Payments.
Methodology, Assumptions & Data Sources
Global Payments' Mean Deviation currently stands at 2.1. Global Payments' Mean Deviation is computed from historical closing prices over the selected time horizon, applying the indicator's defined mathematical transformation to raw price data. Inputs are drawn from end-of-day closing prices reported by supported exchanges, adjusted for splits and dividends where applicable. Global Payments operates in the industrials sector, which may exhibit distinct volatility and momentum characteristics relative to the broader market. The calculation assumes continuous price data across the selected period. All readings are presented as reference data.
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