Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR Shares Sold by Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.

Key Points

• Oppenheimer Asset Management cut its stake in Shift4 Payments by 65.3% in Q4, selling 150,412 shares and retaining 79,964 shares valued at about $5.04 million (0.09% ownership).
• Major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 159,244 shares at roughly $44.15 on Feb. 27, raising his total to 1,321,207 shares, and insiders purchased 385,757 shares over the past three months with insiders now owning 25.15% of the company.
• Shift4 beat quarterly EPS expectations with revenue up 50.6% year-over-year and set FY2026 guidance of 5.500–5.700 EPS, yet analysts maintain a consensus Hold rating with a $72.76 price target amid mixed revisions.

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. cut its position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) by 65.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 79,964 shares of the company's stock after selling 150,412 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. owned 0.09% of Shift4 Payments worth $5,035,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.6% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company's stock valued at $313,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.1% in the third quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company's stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.4% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company's stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shift4 Payments Trading Up 2.2%

FOUR opened at $45.25 on Friday. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a one year low of $39.90 and a one year high of $108.50. The company has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.09, a PEG ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $46.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.46.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.20 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 39.27% and a net margin of 2.84%.The firm's revenue was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.35 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on FOUR. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $104.00 to $82.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $50.00 price objective for the company. Freedom Capital cut Shift4 Payments from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $112.00 to $98.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered Shift4 Payments from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $67.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $72.76.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 159,244 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $44.15 per share, with a total value of $7,030,622.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 1,321,207 shares of the company's stock, valued at $58,331,289.05. This trade represents a 13.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders purchased 385,757 shares of company stock valued at $17,666,153 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 25.15% of the company's stock.

About Shift4 Payments

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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