Handelsbanken Fonder AB Grows Stock Holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 71.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 27,200 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,300 shares during the quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $2,105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Interchange Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth approximately $309,000. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments in the 3rd quarter worth $460,000. Aurora Investment Counsel purchased a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter worth $2,028,000. CenterBook Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 79.2% during the 3rd quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 94,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,351,000 after acquiring an additional 41,985 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 23,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,855,000 after acquiring an additional 2,452 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Key Shift4 Payments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Shift4 Payments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major insider buying — CEO/major shareholder Jared Isaacman has increased his stake via several recent purchases (multiple filings show ~341k shares bought across late Feb–early Mar, ~\$15M aggregate), a strong signal of insider confidence that likely supported the stock. InsiderTrades: Isaacman purchases
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance showed strength — Q4 EPS slightly beat expectations and management set FY2026 EPS guidance of \$5.50–\$5.70 while discussing a profitable international expansion, which supports longer‑term earnings upside. TipRanks: Earnings call highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Some brokers remain constructive — a few firms (e.g., B. Riley) maintained Buy stances or trimmed targets modestly rather than cutting outright, leaving pockets of institutional support. Broker coverage snapshot
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor events — management presented at the Raymond James institutional conference (transcript available); useful for detail but not a catalyst by itself. Seeking Alpha: conference transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades/price‑target cuts — multiple firms have trimmed targets and moved to Hold/Neutral (notably Goldman Sachs cut to Neutral with a \$56 PT; Deutsche Bank and others also lowered targets), which likely amplified selling pressure. MarketBeat: analyst moves
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder investigation announced — Purcell & Lefkowitz launched a probe into possible board fiduciary breaches related to recent corporate actions; legal scrutiny raises execution/risk concerns and can weigh on sentiment. PR Newswire: shareholder investigation

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $73.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and set a $67.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. BTIG Research decreased their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $105.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $100.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.42.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

NYSE:FOUR opened at $47.42 on Thursday. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $43.32 and a fifty-two week high of $108.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.66. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $60.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.16, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.65.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.04. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 39.27% and a net margin of 2.84%.The company had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.35 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Nancy Disman sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.50, for a total transaction of $347,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 130,420 shares in the company, valued at $9,064,190. This trade represents a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 159,244 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $44.15 per share, for a total transaction of $7,030,622.60. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,321,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,331,289.05. This trade represents a 13.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 341,930 shares of company stock valued at $15,661,068. Corporate insiders own 25.15% 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.