Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Competitors

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FOUR or GPN?

Global Payments received 995 more outperform votes than Shift4 Payments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.28% of users gave Global Payments an outperform vote while only 54.96% of users gave Shift4 Payments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shift4 Payments	Outperform Votes 72 54.96%	Underperform Votes 59 45.04%
Global Payments	Outperform Votes 1067 71.28%	Underperform Votes 430 28.72%

Is FOUR or GPN more profitable?

Global Payments has a net margin of 13.40% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 3.38%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 25.21% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shift4 Payments	3.38%	25.21%	5.83%
Global Payments	13.40%	11.72%	5.36%

Does the media favor FOUR or GPN?

In the previous week, Global Payments had 4 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Global Payments and 6 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 1.21 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shift4 Payments	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Payments	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FOUR or GPN?

Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FOUR or GPN?

Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than Shift4 Payments. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shift4 Payments	$2.56B	2.48	$86.20M	$1.49	48.68
Global Payments	$9.65B	2.58	$986.23M	$5.04	19.39

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FOUR or GPN?

98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FOUR or GPN?

Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus price target of $83.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.89%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $149.11, indicating a potential upside of 52.61%. Given Global Payments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Shift4 Payments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shift4 Payments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Global Payments	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Summary

Global Payments beats Shift4 Payments on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.