Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Competitors $86.92 +3.94 (+4.74%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$87.15 +0.23 (+0.27%) As of 05:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FOUR vs. IQV, TOST, CPAY, GIB, AER, RBA, Z, GRAB, ZG, and GFLShould you be buying Shift4 Payments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shift4 Payments include IQVIA (IQV), Toast (TOST), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), Aercap (AER), RB Global (RBA), Zillow Group (Z), Grab (GRAB), Zillow Group (ZG), and GFL Environmental (GFL). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Shift4 Payments vs. Its Competitors IQVIA Toast Corpay CGI Group Aercap RB Global Zillow Group Grab Zillow Group GFL Environmental IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in IQV or FOUR? 89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is IQV or FOUR more profitable? IQVIA has a net margin of 7.88% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 6.11%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 37.05% beat IQVIA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IQVIA7.88% 30.05% 6.77% Shift4 Payments 6.11%37.05%6.88% Which has more volatility and risk, IQV or FOUR? IQVIA has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IQV or FOUR? IQVIA currently has a consensus target price of $228.62, indicating a potential upside of 22.83%. Shift4 Payments has a consensus target price of $114.40, indicating a potential upside of 31.62%. Given Shift4 Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than IQVIA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IQVIA 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74Shift4 Payments 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IQV or FOUR? IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than Shift4 Payments. IQVIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIQVIA$15.41B2.05$1.37B$6.9126.93Shift4 Payments$3.33B2.31$229.60M$2.7032.19 Does the media favor IQV or FOUR? In the previous week, Shift4 Payments had 5 more articles in the media than IQVIA. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Shift4 Payments and 32 mentions for IQVIA. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 0.37 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IQVIA 25 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shift4 Payments 7 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryShift4 Payments beats IQVIA on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Shift4 Payments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FOUR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FOUR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FOUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricShift4 PaymentsFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.70B$33.08B$22.25B$20.84BDividend YieldN/A2.45%2.84%3.65%P/E Ratio32.1945.9328.3128.49Price / Sales2.319.4442.1160.41Price / Cash11.8918.3126.5217.60Price / Book7.606.986.384.67Net Income$229.60M$1.11B$199.64M$994.60M7 Day Performance0.60%2.45%0.71%1.50%1 Month Performance-13.95%-1.39%-2.19%0.49%1 Year Performance19.13%26.54%40.91%18.07% Shift4 Payments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FOURShift4 Payments4.7037 of 5 stars$86.92+4.7%$114.40+31.6%+16.3%$7.70B$3.33B32.194,000News CoverageEarnings ReportInsider TradeGap UpIQVIQVIA4.7318 of 5 stars$182.97+0.3%$228.62+24.9%-24.1%$31.10B$15.70B26.4888,000News CoveragePositive NewsTOSTToast2.5251 of 5 stars$49.40+5.9%$43.42-12.1%+83.1%$24.60B$5.22B214.785,700Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCPAYCorpay3.9542 of 5 stars$324.33+2.5%$401.07+23.7%+6.9%$22.86B$4.05B22.7411,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGIBCGI Group3.6966 of 5 stars$96.86+1.4%$148.25+53.1%-10.9%$21.59B$10.79B17.9090,250AERAercap2.9415 of 5 stars$109.37+0.9%$122.00+11.5%+20.4%$20.43B$8.00B6.80740News CoveragePositive NewsRBARB Global3.841 of 5 stars$109.88+1.5%$116.21+5.8%+48.6%$20.38B$4.28B54.137,800Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeGap UpZZillow Group2.332 of 5 stars$83.65+4.3%$83.71+0.1%+52.9%$20.20B$2.24B-246.035,720News CoverageInsider TradeGRABGrab2.409 of 5 stars$4.96+3.3%$5.82+17.3%+48.8%$19.97B$2.80B124.0311,267ZGZillow Group4.2578 of 5 stars$80.39+4.2%$82.45+2.6%+52.4%$19.41B$2.31B-236.446,856News CoverageEarnings ReportInsider TradeGFLGFL Environmental4.3143 of 5 stars$50.51+1.5%$57.57+14.0%+28.9%$18.52B$8.08B7.9520,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IQVIA Alternatives Toast Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Group Alternatives Aercap Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives Grab Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FOUR) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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