Brokers Offer Predictions for Shift4 Payments Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Shift4 Payments from $1.43 to $1.26 per share, indicating a more cautious outlook for the company's performance.
• Shift4 Payments reported $1.10 EPS for its latest quarter, falling short of consensus expectations and marking an increase in revenue of 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
• The stock has an average price target of $112.65 with 16 analysts rating it as a "Buy," suggesting sustained investor interest despite recent adjustments in earnings forecasts.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shift4 Payments in a report released on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.43. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments' current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments' FY2025 earnings at $4.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.20 by ($0.10). Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 37.05%. The firm had revenue of $413.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $967.84 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on FOUR. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings raised Shift4 Payments from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on Shift4 Payments from $126.00 to $120.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Mizuho cut their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $107.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Shift4 Payments from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.65.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

NYSE FOUR opened at $77.73 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.53, a current ratio of 2.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 28.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.69. Shift4 Payments has a 12-month low of $68.09 and a 12-month high of $127.50. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $84.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $89.05.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider James J. Whalen sold 794 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.89, for a total value of $71,372.66. Following the sale, the insider owned 56,324 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,062,964.36. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO David Taylor Lauber sold 2,500 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.59, for a total value of $221,475.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 285,588 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,300,240.92. The trade was a 0.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 25.15% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FOUR. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 441.6% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,159 shares of the company's stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC boosted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 7.0% in the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 5,752 shares of the company's stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 36.5% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 22,458 shares of the company's stock worth $1,738,000 after purchasing an additional 6,008 shares during the last quarter. Shelton Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.8% in the third quarter. Shelton Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,341 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,265,000 after buying an additional 899 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments in the third quarter valued at about $142,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company's stock.

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.

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