Register Financial Advisors LLC Takes $1.01 Million Position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Register Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 15,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,007,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Durable Capital Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 12.6% in the 2nd quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 6,665,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $660,612,000 after buying an additional 745,650 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 16.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 6,338,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,215,000 after buying an additional 890,990 shares during the period. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP now owns 5,071,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,552,000 after buying an additional 105,320 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,056,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,139,000 after buying an additional 419,132 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 16.6% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,505,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,253,000 after purchasing an additional 214,627 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 43,827 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $45.75 per share, for a total transaction of $2,005,085.25. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,410,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,540,760.25. The trade was a 3.21% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153. 25.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FOUR opened at $42.18 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $51.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.58. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 12 month low of $40.60 and a 12 month high of $108.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.60.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.04. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.84% and a return on equity of 39.27%. The firm had revenue of $610.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.35 EPS. Shift4 Payments’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on FOUR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $100.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $72.00 to $60.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $115.00 to $101.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.22.

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.