Seaport Res Ptn Expects Lower Earnings for Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Shift4 Payments in a research report issued on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 equities analysts have also weighed in on FOUR. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $154.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $143.00 to $113.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $116.70.

Shift4 Payments Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of FOUR traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $106.15. The company had a trading volume of 212,462 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,689,208. The stock has a market cap of $9.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.81 and a beta of 1.80. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.74. Shift4 Payments has a fifty-two week low of $57.45 and a fifty-two week high of $127.50. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $368.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $886.09 million. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 6.50% and a return on equity of 32.97%. Shift4 Payments's revenue for the quarter was up 39.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.54 EPS.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Karen Roter Davis sold 2,757 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total value of $260,619.21. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,592 shares of the company's stock, valued at $623,141.76. This represents a 29.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Sarah Goldsmith-Grover sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total transaction of $94,530.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,474 shares in the company, valued at $706,517.22. This represents a 11.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 13,757 shares of company stock worth $1,258,449. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 253.0% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 11,705 shares of the company's stock valued at $956,000 after acquiring an additional 8,389 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 4.1% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,646 shares of the company's stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 35.7% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,629 shares of the company's stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 54.7% in the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 1,199 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shift4 Payments Company Profile

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.