Leonteq Securities AG Makes New Investment in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 32,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,056,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of FOUR. 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 during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 18.8% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 860 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 29.6% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 5,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after buying an additional 1,235 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the second quarter valued at $249,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.4% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

FOUR stock opened at $42.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $44.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.62. The company has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.18, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.44. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 1-year low of $39.61 and a 1-year 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). The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during 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 business’s revenue was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Freedom Capital lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Evercore set a $45.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted 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. Capital One Financial set a $50.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shift4 Payments

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 purchased at an average cost of $40.66 per share, for a total transaction of $7,847,380.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 1,787,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $72,677,920.30. The trade was a 12.10% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders bought 774,257 shares of company stock valued at $33,609,188 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

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.