Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $39.85 and last traded at $40.79, with a volume of 736508 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $42.58.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FOUR has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research lowered Shift4 Payments from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Benchmark dropped their target price on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Truist Financial set a $71.00 target price on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price target on Shift4 Payments from $104.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.00.

Shift4 Payments Trading Down 2.6%

The company has a 50 day moving average of $45.82 and a 200 day moving average of $58.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.90. The firm has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.44.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.99 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 42.00%. Shift4 Payments’s quarterly revenue was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 43,827 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $45.75 per share, for a total transaction of $2,005,085.25. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,410,727 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 SEC, which is available through this link. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153. 25.15% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FOUR. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 18.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 860 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 5,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 1,235 shares during the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $249,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Shift4 Payments

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.