Amitell Capital Pte Ltd Acquires New Position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Amitell Capital Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 13,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $868,000. Shift4 Payments makes up about 1.0% of Amitell Capital Pte Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 148.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Vestcor Inc bought a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Summer Road LLC bought a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on FOUR shares. Zacks Research upgraded Shift4 Payments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Seaport Research Partners lowered Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $50.00 price target on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $70.19.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 193,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $40.66 per share, for a total transaction of $7,847,380.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,787,455 shares in the company, valued at $72,677,920.30. This represents a 12.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shares of FOUR stock opened at $39.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.43. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.56 and a fifty-two week high of $108.50. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $43.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.Shift4 Payments’s quarterly revenue was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Shift4 Payments 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.