Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Hits New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $35.60 and last traded at $35.78, with a volume of 2404165 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $38.11.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FOUR has been the topic of several research reports. Raymond James Financial downgraded Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Seaport Research Partners downgraded Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Freedom Capital downgraded Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Wolfe Research downgraded Shift4 Payments from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.19.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $53.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. The stock has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.43.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 195,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $41.41 per share, for a total transaction of $8,095,655.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,594,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,026,381.55. The trade was a 13.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FOUR. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake 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 period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 148.1% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Vestcor Inc bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Summer Road LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter worth $47,000. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

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.