Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating on Shift4 Payments, with 12 hold, 10 buy and one sell recommendation among 23 firms. The average 12-month price target is $68.43.
• Recent broker actions were mixed, including downgrades from Stephens and Wolfe Research, while DA Davidson and RBC maintained bullish ratings but lowered their price targets.
• Shift4 reported quarterly revenue of $1.12 billion, up 49% year over year and above estimates, but EPS of $0.97 missed consensus by $0.02. Major shareholder Jared Isaacman also purchased approximately $8.1 million of company stock.

Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the twenty-three ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have issued a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $68.4286.

Several brokerages have recently commented on FOUR. Stephens lowered Shift4 Payments from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. DA Davidson cut their target price on Shift4 Payments from $82.00 to $74.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Shift4 Payments from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FOUR opened at $53.06 on Monday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $45.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.17, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.41. Shift4 Payments has a one year low of $34.56 and a one year high of $104.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The business's revenue was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments will post 4.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 195,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $41.41 per share, for a total transaction of $8,095,655.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,594,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,026,381.55. This represents a 13.97% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.54% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FOUR. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings 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 worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Vestcor Inc purchased a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments in the third quarter worth $45,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 282.2% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 646 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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