Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR Shares Sold by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP cut its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 50.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 38,688 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39,063 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $1,692,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. KTF Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter worth $4,248,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth $51,635,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in Shift4 Payments by 2,674.9% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 136,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,602,000 after purchasing an additional 131,685 shares during the last quarter. University of Illinois Foundation lifted its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 57.8% during the 4th quarter. University of Illinois Foundation now owns 182,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,514,000 after buying an additional 67,000 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 19,626.6% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 30,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,328,000 after buying an additional 30,225 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FOUR shares. BMO Capital Markets set a $46.00 price target on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Loop Capital began coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $40.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $46.00 target price on Shift4 Payments in a report on Friday, August 7th. 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, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $60.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 7th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $58.10.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

FOUR stock opened at $43.98 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $46.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.66. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 1-year low of $34.56 and a 1-year high of $92.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.59. The firm has a market cap of $3.49 billion, a PE ratio of 73.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.40.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $615.65 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 50.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.68 earnings per share for the current 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.