Shift4 Payments Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Shift4 Payments in a report released on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.78 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments' current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.31. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 32.97% and a net margin of 6.50%. The firm had revenue of $368.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $886.09 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 39.7% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on FOUR. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Shift4 Payments from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Shift4 Payments from $154.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Shift4 Payments from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $116.70.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shift4 Payments stock traded up $2.84 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $106.16. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,451,638 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,692,932. Shift4 Payments has a 52 week low of $57.45 and a 52 week high of $127.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $94.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $95.73. The stock has a market cap of $9.41 billion, a PE ratio of 35.86 and a beta of 1.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Karen Roter Davis sold 2,757 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total value of $260,619.21. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,592 shares of the company's stock, valued at $623,141.76. The trade was a 29.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Sarah Goldsmith-Grover sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total value of $94,530.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,474 shares in the company, valued at approximately $706,517.22. This trade represents a 11.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 13,757 shares of company stock valued at $1,258,449 over the last ninety days. 25.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. S.A. Mason LLC lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 1.9% in the second quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 5,377 shares of the company's stock valued at $533,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the period. Elequin Capital LP lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 62.3% in the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 297 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 41.7% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 425 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 31.4% in the first quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 532 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, Triumph Capital Management lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 4,360 shares of the company's stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shift4 Payments Company Profile

Shift4 Payments, Inc (NYSE FOUR) provides integrated payment processing and technology solutions in the United States. Its payments platform provides omni-channel card acceptance and processing solutions, including end-to-end payment processing for various payment types; merchant acquiring; proprietary omni-channel gateway; complementary software integrations; integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) solutions; security and risk management solutions; and reporting and analytical tools, as well as tokenization, risk management/underwriting, payment device and chargeback management, fraud prevention, and gift card solutions.