William Blair Cuts Earnings Estimates for Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Shift4 Payments in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.81 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.82. William Blair 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.31. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 6.89% and a return on equity of 29.00%. The business had revenue of $368.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $886.09 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 39.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $109.00 to $107.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. They set a "hold" rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Shift4 Payments from $143.00 to $113.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.38.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shares of Shift4 Payments stock traded down $0.03 on Monday, hitting $85.40. 234,806 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,689,468. 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 has a market capitalization of $7.61 billion, a PE ratio of 27.82, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.80. Shift4 Payments has a 1 year low of $56.10 and a 1 year high of $127.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.95.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In other news, CFO Nancy Disman sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.98, for a total value of $849,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 177,622 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,094,317.56. This trade represents a 5.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, President David Taylor Lauber sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.70, for a total transaction of $229,250.00. Following the transaction, the president now owns 264,856 shares in the company, valued at $24,287,295.20. The trade was a 0.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Company insiders own 30.57% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 14.6% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 775 shares of the company's stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Elequin Capital LP grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 62.3% during the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 297 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 41.7% during the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 425 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. boosted its position in Shift4 Payments by 31.4% in the first quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 532 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,909 shares of the company's stock valued at $419,000 after purchasing an additional 133 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.