Maestria Partners LLC Has $21.95 Million Stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Maestria Partners LLC lessened its position in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 451,186 shares of the company’s stock after selling 65,000 shares during the quarter. Shift4 Payments makes up about 7.6% of Maestria Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Maestria Partners LLC’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $21,946,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Vestcor Inc bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Summer Road LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FOUR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Shift4 Payments from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research raised shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, DA Davidson cut their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $74.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.24.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FOUR opened at $44.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.59, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $48.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.14. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.56 and a fifty-two week high of $89.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.38.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.06. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 28.40% and a net margin of 2.20%.The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $615.65 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.10 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 50.9% on a year-over-year basis. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.