Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) Receives $70.19 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $70.1905.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Stephens downgraded Shift4 Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $50.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Seaport Research Partners downgraded Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE FOUR opened at $39.50 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.43. Shift4 Payments has a one year low of $34.56 and a one year high of $108.50. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $43.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $52.38.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 33.55%. The firm’s revenue was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Shift4 Payments will post 4.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 193,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $40.66 per share, for a total transaction of $7,847,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,787,455 shares in the company, valued at $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 SEC, which is available at this link. 1.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 148.1% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Vestcor Inc bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the third quarter worth $45,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its position 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 buying an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.