Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) Receives $68.29 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $68.2381.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on FOUR shares. Seaport Research Partners lowered Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Stephens cut Shift4 Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, June 11th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 195,500 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost 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 $66,026,381.55. The trade was a 13.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth $77,303,000. KTF Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,248,000. Maxi Investments CY Ltd boosted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 368.3% during the third quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 77,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,005,000 after buying an additional 61,017 shares during the last quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 43.8% in the third quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 193,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,967,000 after purchasing an additional 58,920 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 2,674.9% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 136,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,602,000 after buying an additional 131,685 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shift4 Payments stock opened at $49.19 on Thursday. Shift4 Payments has a 1-year low of $34.56 and a 1-year high of $108.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.41. The company’s 50-day moving average is $43.38 and its 200 day moving average is $50.03.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 33.55%. Shift4 Payments’s revenue was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments will post 4.77 EPS for the current year.

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.