Shift4 Payments Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Shift4 Payments in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.09 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.15. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments' current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on FOUR. Barclays dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $117.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Benchmark upgraded Shift4 Payments from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $154.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $140.00 to $130.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, BTIG Research dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $135.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $116.70.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shares of FOUR stock traded up $0.47 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $106.58. The stock had a trading volume of 789,849 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,690,186. Shift4 Payments has a 12-month low of $57.45 and a 12-month high of $127.50. The company has a market cap of $9.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.01 and a beta of 1.80. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $368.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $886.09 million. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 32.97% and a net margin of 6.50%. Shift4 Payments's revenue was up 39.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Sarah Goldsmith-Grover sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total transaction of $94,530.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,474 shares in the company, valued at $706,517.22. The trade was a 11.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Nancy Disman sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.33, for a total value of $903,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 167,622 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,141,295.26. This represents a 5.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,757 shares of company stock worth $1,258,449. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FOUR. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Shift4 Payments by 253.0% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 11,705 shares of the company's stock worth $956,000 after acquiring an additional 8,389 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in Shift4 Payments by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,646 shares of the company's stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Shift4 Payments by 35.7% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,629 shares of the company's stock worth $480,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Shift4 Payments by 54.7% during the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 1,199 shares of the company's stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the period. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.6% in the first quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company's stock.

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.