Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) Receives $71.38 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-three research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $71.3810.

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Shift4 Payments from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Stephens lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $50.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Capital One Financial set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Seaport Research Partners lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th.

Shift4 Payments Stock Down 0.6%

Shift4 Payments stock opened at $43.28 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.44. Shift4 Payments has a fifty-two week low of $39.61 and a fifty-two week high of $108.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $44.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.34.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 33.55%. The firm’s revenue was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Analysts predict that Shift4 Payments will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 195,500 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $41.41 per share, for a total transaction of $8,095,655.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,594,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $66,026,381.55. This represents a 13.97% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have purchased a total of 774,257 shares of company stock valued at $33,609,188 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FOUR. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth about $77,303,000. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 16.4% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 6,338,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,215,000 after buying an additional 890,990 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 3,048.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 872,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,938,000 after buying an additional 844,746 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments in the 4th quarter worth about $51,635,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 97.2% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,655,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,246,000 after purchasing an additional 816,155 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments is a U.S.-based provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, serving merchants across the hospitality, retail, e-commerce, gaming and lodging industries. The company’s platform enables businesses to accept in-store, online and mobile payments through a combination of point-of-sale hardware, payment gateway services and back-office software. By centralizing transaction processing and reporting, Shift4 aims to simplify payments, enhance security and streamline operations for its merchant customers.

The company’s core offerings include encrypted point-of-sale terminals, cloud-based payment gateways, and developer-friendly APIs for online and mobile checkouts.