Virtu Financial LLC Acquires New Holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 25,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,626,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of FOUR. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the 1st 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 last quarter. Vestcor Inc acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 282.2% in the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Summer Road LLC purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth $47,000. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FOUR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark decreased their price target on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Shift4 Payments from $82.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Stephens lowered shares of 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. Finally, BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.19.

Shift4 Payments Trading Up 0.2%

Shift4 Payments stock opened at $39.50 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.13 billion, a PE ratio of 47.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.43. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 12 month low of $34.56 and a 12 month high of $108.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.38. 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 (NYSE:FOUR) last posted 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). Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 33.55%. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

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.