BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Has $43.44 Million Stock Holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. raised its stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 9.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 689,788 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,950 shares during the period. Shift4 Payments accounts for approximately 1.0% of BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $43,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Durable Capital Partners LP grew its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 6,665,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $660,612,000 after buying an additional 745,650 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 16.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 6,338,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,215,000 after purchasing an additional 890,990 shares during the last quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP now owns 5,071,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,552,000 after purchasing an additional 105,320 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 16.6% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,505,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,253,000 after purchasing an additional 214,627 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,367,881 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,153,000 after acquiring an additional 57,282 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 1.4%

Shift4 Payments stock opened at $45.19 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.58 billion, a PE ratio of 53.80, a P/E/G ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $44.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.22. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a twelve month low of $39.61 and a twelve month high of $108.50.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, research analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FOUR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Seaport Research Partners lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They set a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, DA Davidson cut their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $82.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Ten investment 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.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $70.19.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 193,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $40.66 per share, with a total value of $7,847,380.00. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 1,787,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,677,920.30. This represents a 12.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 432,327 shares of company stock worth $17,948,120. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.