Q3 Earnings Forecast for Shift4 Payments Issued By B. Riley

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 29th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.32 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments' current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.31. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 29.00% and a net margin of 6.89%. The company had revenue of $368.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $886.09 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 39.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages have also commented on FOUR. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $142.00 to $135.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $140.00 to $130.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 4th. BTIG Research reduced 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. DA Davidson dropped their target price on Shift4 Payments from $140.00 to $124.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "positive" 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.38.

Shift4 Payments Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of FOUR stock traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $82.81. 492,306 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,687,953. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12. Shift4 Payments has a 1 year low of $56.10 and a 1 year high of $127.50. The firm has a market cap of $7.38 billion, a PE ratio of 26.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.80. The company's 50 day moving average is $83.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $98.12.

Insider Activity

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 transaction 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President David Taylor Lauber sold 2,500 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.70, for a total value of $229,250.00. Following the transaction, the president now owns 264,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,287,295.20. This represents 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 ninety days. 30.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FOUR. Moody National Bank Trust Division increased its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 86.5% in the fourth quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 15,849 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,645,000 after buying an additional 7,349 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in Shift4 Payments in the 4th quarter worth about $812,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Shift4 Payments by 35.7% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,629 shares of the company's stock worth $480,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218 shares in the last quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $328,000. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $358,000. 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.