Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR Shares Sold by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors cut its Shift4 Payments stake by 34.4% in the first quarter, selling 175,491 shares and retaining 335,005 shares worth approximately $14.65 million. Institutional investors collectively own 98.87% of the company.
• Shift4 reported strong quarterly results, with adjusted EPS of $1.32 versus a $1.26 consensus estimate and revenue up 50.9% year over year to about $1.29 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $5.15–$5.35.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: the consensus rating is Hold with a $60.15 price target, while BTIG maintained a Buy rating despite lowering its target to $60. Shares recently traded near $41.13, well below the one-year high of $92.79.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lowered its position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) by 34.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 335,005 shares of the company's stock after selling 175,491 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.41% of Shift4 Payments worth $14,650,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KTF Investments LLC acquired a new position in Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter worth about $4,248,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,635,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 2,674.9% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 136,608 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,602,000 after acquiring an additional 131,685 shares during the last quarter. University of Illinois Foundation lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 57.8% in the 4th quarter. University of Illinois Foundation now owns 182,848 shares of the company's stock worth $11,514,000 after purchasing an additional 67,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 19,626.6% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 30,379 shares of the company's stock worth $1,328,000 after purchasing an additional 30,225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Shift4 Payments

Here are the key news stories impacting Shift4 Payments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Shift4 reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share, exceeding analysts’ estimates of approximately $1.19–$1.25. Revenue rose 50.9% year over year to roughly $1.29 billion–$1.30 billion, far above the reported consensus estimate of $615.18 million. Shift4 Payments Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG Research reduced its price target to $60 from $70 but maintained a Buy rating, implying substantial potential upside from recent trading levels. Benzinga

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shift4 Payments stock opened at $41.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.22. The stock has a market cap of $3.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.59, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.22. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 1-year low of $34.56 and a 1-year high of $92.79.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.06. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 28.40%. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $615.65 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.10 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 50.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.68 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FOUR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wolfe Research lowered Shift4 Payments from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Stephens downgraded Shift4 Payments from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, April 17th. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $82.00 to $74.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Shift4 Payments in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $40.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $60.15.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 193,000 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $40.66 per share, for a total transaction of $7,847,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,787,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at $72,677,920.30. This trade represents a 12.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Shift4 Payments 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.

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