Occam Crest Management LP Has $5.98 Million Position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Occam Crest Management LP raised its holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 31.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 95,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,000 shares during the period. Shift4 Payments comprises about 4.2% of Occam Crest Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Occam Crest Management LP owned about 0.11% of Shift4 Payments worth $5,982,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FOUR. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.9% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period. Marex Group plc boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Marex Group plc now owns 3,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.6% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the period. Finally, Glenmede Investment Management LP boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.1% during the third quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 195,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $41.41 per share, for a total transaction of $8,095,655.00. Following the purchase, the insider owned 1,594,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,026,381.55. This trade represents a 13.97% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.54% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

NYSE:FOUR opened at $39.94 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 12-month low of $34.56 and a 12-month high of $108.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $43.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.14.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its earnings results 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). Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on FOUR. Stephens cut 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. Benchmark reduced their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Evercore set a $45.00 price objective on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, May 18th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $70.19.

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.