Shift4 Payments Q2 EPS Forecast Decreased by William Blair

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Shift4 Payments in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.81 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.82. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments' current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.34 EPS.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 net margin of 6.89% and a return on equity of 29.00%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 39.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark raised shares of Shift4 Payments from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James cut their target price on Shift4 Payments from $140.00 to $130.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Shift4 Payments from $143.00 to $113.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $154.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.38.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 0.5 %

NYSE:FOUR opened at $82.13 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $84.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $98.31. Shift4 Payments has a 52-week low of $56.10 and a 52-week high of $127.50.

Insider Activity at Shift4 Payments

In related news, CFO Nancy Disman sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.98, for a total value of $849,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 177,622 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,094,317.56. This trade represents a 5.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, 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 value of $229,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now directly owns 264,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,287,295.20. The trade was a 0.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 12,695 shares of company stock valued at $1,097,380 over the last three months. 30.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 153.9% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. UMB Bank n.a. bought a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Elequin Capital LP lifted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 62.3% during the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 297 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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