Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have given a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $68.2857.

FOUR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $40.00 target price for the company. Wolfe Research downgraded Shift4 Payments from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Seaport Research Partners lowered Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Zacks Research raised Shift4 Payments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock.

Shift4 Payments Trading Down 6.5%

NYSE FOUR opened at $47.82 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. Shift4 Payments has a 1-year low of $34.56 and a 1-year high of $108.50. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.35. The company has a market capitalization of $3.79 billion, a PE ratio of 56.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.41.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.99 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shift4 Payments

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 193,000 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $40.66 per share, with a total value of $7,847,380.00. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 1,787,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,677,920.30. This trade represents a 12.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 18.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 860 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 5,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after buying an additional 1,235 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 2nd quarter valued at $249,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Company Profile

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.