Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) has seen its short percent of float increase to 12.12% since the last report, with 7.51 million shares sold short, representing 2.96% of available shares. It would take about 5.05 days to cover these short positions. While an increase in short interest can indicate bearish market sentiment, it's noted that GPN has less short interest compared to its peer group average of 4.89%. This analysis suggests that while there's a bearish sentiment, GPN is performing relatively better than its peers in terms of short interest.