Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Buys Shares of 156,049 Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 156,049 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $16,195,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.17% of Shift4 Payments as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 153.9% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Elequin Capital LP increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, President David Taylor Lauber sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.70, for a total transaction of $229,250.00. Following the transaction, the president now owns 264,856 shares in the company, valued at $24,287,295.20. This trade represents a 0.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Nancy Disman sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.98, for a total value of $849,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 177,622 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,094,317.56. This trade represents a 5.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 12,695 shares of company stock worth $1,097,380 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 25.15% of the company's stock.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 2.6%

FOUR stock traded up $2.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $94.96. The company had a trading volume of 3,031,322 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,675,130. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 2.97. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.49. The company has a market capitalization of $8.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.93, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.80. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 52 week low of $57.45 and a 52 week high of $127.50.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $368.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $886.09 million. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 29.00% and a net margin of 6.89%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 39.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FOUR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. BTIG Research decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $135.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $140.00 to $124.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $116.32.

About Shift4 Payments

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.