Seaport Res Ptn Expects Reduced Earnings for Shift4 Payments

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Shift4 Payments to $1.46 per share, down from a previous forecast of $1.59.
• Several investment firms have adjusted their price targets for Shift4 Payments, with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowering their target from $100 to $90.
• Shift4 Payments reported a quarterly earnings miss, with earnings of $1.10 per share compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Shift4 Payments in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.59. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments' current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments' FY2026 earnings at $4.85 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on FOUR. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Shift4 Payments from $92.00 to $86.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Raymond James Financial lowered their price target on Shift4 Payments from $126.00 to $120.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial upped their price target on Shift4 Payments from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Shift4 Payments from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.65.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shift4 Payments stock opened at $76.60 on Tuesday. Shift4 Payments has a 52 week low of $68.09 and a 52 week high of $127.50. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.13. 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 cap of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.69.

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

Insider Activity

In other Shift4 Payments news, Chairman Jared Isaacman acquired 104,705 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $83.61 per share, for a total transaction of $8,754,385.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 939,715 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $78,569,571.15. The trade was a 12.54% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider James J. Whalen sold 794 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.89, for a total value of $71,372.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 56,324 shares in the company, valued at $5,062,964.36. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 25.15% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FOUR. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 16.4% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 6,338,567 shares of the company's stock valued at $628,215,000 after buying an additional 890,990 shares during the period. Durable Capital Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 15.4% in the first quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 5,919,793 shares of the company's stock valued at $483,706,000 after purchasing an additional 788,952 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments in the first quarter valued at approximately $56,863,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 64.7% in the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 580,814 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,458,000 after purchasing an additional 228,079 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 16.6% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,505,933 shares of the company's stock valued at $149,253,000 after purchasing an additional 214,627 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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