Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Competitors

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FOUR vs. QXO, GFL, TOST, PAYP, and MEDP

Should you buy Shift4 Payments stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Shift4 Payments with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Shift4 Payments include QXO (QXO), GFL Environmental (GFL), Toast (TOST), PayPay (PAYP), and Medpace (MEDP). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Shift4 Payments compare to QXO?

QXO (NYSE:QXO) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

In the previous week, Shift4 Payments had 8 more articles in the media than QXO. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Shift4 Payments and 14 mentions for QXO. Shift4 Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat QXO's score of -0.21 indicating that Shift4 Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QXO	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Shift4 Payments	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Shift4 Payments has a net margin of 2.63% compared to QXO's net margin of -6.02%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 33.55% beat QXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QXO	-6.02%	1.93%	1.02%
Shift4 Payments	2.63%	33.55%	5.01%

58.7% of QXO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of QXO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

QXO has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

QXO presently has a consensus price target of $32.13, suggesting a potential upside of 82.54%. Shift4 Payments has a consensus price target of $71.62, suggesting a potential upside of 71.03%. Given QXO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe QXO is more favorable than Shift4 Payments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QXO	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Shift4 Payments	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Shift4 Payments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QXO. QXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QXO	$6.84B	1.87	-$279.40M	-$0.59	N/A
Shift4 Payments	$4.45B	0.76	$119M	$0.84	49.85

Summary

Shift4 Payments beats QXO on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Shift4 Payments compare to GFL Environmental?

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Shift4 Payments had 17 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Shift4 Payments and 5 mentions for GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 0.60 indicating that GFL Environmental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shift4 Payments	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GFL Environmental	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Shift4 Payments presently has a consensus target price of $71.62, indicating a potential upside of 71.03%. GFL Environmental has a consensus target price of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.33%. Given Shift4 Payments' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shift4 Payments	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
GFL Environmental	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

GFL Environmental has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 2.63%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 33.55% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shift4 Payments	2.63%	33.55%	5.01%
GFL Environmental	3.09%	4.53%	1.78%

GFL Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than Shift4 Payments. Shift4 Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GFL Environmental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shift4 Payments	$4.45B	0.76	$119M	$0.84	49.85
GFL Environmental	$6.70B	1.98	$2.74B	$0.32	115.88

98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

GFL Environmental beats Shift4 Payments on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Shift4 Payments compare to Toast?

Toast (NYSE:TOST) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings.

Toast has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Toast had 5 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Toast and 22 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Shift4 Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Toast's score of -0.14 indicating that Shift4 Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toast	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Shift4 Payments	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Toast has higher revenue and earnings than Shift4 Payments. Toast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Toast	$6.15B	1.94	$342M	$0.65	35.66
Shift4 Payments	$4.45B	0.76	$119M	$0.84	49.85

Toast currently has a consensus target price of $37.84, suggesting a potential upside of 63.27%. Shift4 Payments has a consensus target price of $71.62, suggesting a potential upside of 71.03%. Given Shift4 Payments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than Toast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toast	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Shift4 Payments	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Toast has a net margin of 6.39% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 2.63%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 33.55% beat Toast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toast	6.39%	20.86%	13.84%
Shift4 Payments	2.63%	33.55%	5.01%

82.9% of Toast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Toast 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Toast beats Shift4 Payments on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Shift4 Payments compare to PayPay?

PayPay (NASDAQ:PAYP) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

PayPay currently has a consensus target price of $25.73, suggesting a potential upside of 29.09%. Shift4 Payments has a consensus target price of $71.62, suggesting a potential upside of 71.03%. Given Shift4 Payments' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than PayPay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PayPay	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Shift4 Payments	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

In the previous week, Shift4 Payments had 21 more articles in the media than PayPay. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Shift4 Payments and 1 mentions for PayPay. PayPay's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 0.60 indicating that PayPay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PayPay	Positive
Shift4 Payments	Positive

Shift4 Payments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PayPay.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PayPay	$367.53B	0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shift4 Payments	$4.45B	0.76	$119M	$0.84	49.85

98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Shift4 Payments has a net margin of 2.63% compared to PayPay's net margin of 0.00%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 33.55% beat PayPay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PayPay	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shift4 Payments	2.63%	33.55%	5.01%

Summary

Shift4 Payments beats PayPay on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Shift4 Payments compare to Medpace?

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Medpace has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 2.63%. Medpace's return on equity of 120.89% beat Shift4 Payments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shift4 Payments	2.63%	33.55%	5.01%
Medpace	17.19%	120.89%	24.79%

98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Medpace shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Medpace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus target price of $71.62, suggesting a potential upside of 71.03%. Medpace has a consensus target price of $467.08, suggesting a potential upside of 10.47%. Given Shift4 Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than Medpace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shift4 Payments	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
Medpace	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

In the previous week, Medpace had 9 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Medpace and 22 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Shift4 Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Medpace's score of 0.21 indicating that Shift4 Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shift4 Payments	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Medpace	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Medpace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Shift4 Payments. Medpace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shift4 Payments	$4.45B	0.76	$119M	$0.84	49.85
Medpace	$2.68B	4.51	$451.12M	$15.91	26.58

Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medpace has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Shift4 Payments beats Medpace on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Shift4 Payments	Financial Transaction Services Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.39B	$28.63B	$6.33B	$22.99B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.14%	3.12%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	49.68	33.71	31.62	28.42
Price / Sales	0.76	7.96	432.57	24.19
Price / Cash	3.98	15.69	23.44	25.11
Price / Book	1.92	5.58	6.74	4.75
Net Income	$119M	$1.08B	$199.93M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-10.54%	-3.34%	-0.13%	-0.67%
1 Month Performance	-10.49%	3.37%	1.75%	1.82%
1 Year Performance	-54.39%	-12.21%	36.42%	25.05%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FOUR Shift4 Payments	4.6543 of 5 stars	$41.88 +2.5%	$71.62 +71.0%	-55.5%	$3.39B	$4.45B	49.68	6,300	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
QXO QXO	3.6343 of 5 stars	$18.41 -1.9%	$32.47 +76.4%	+8.7%	$13.60B	$6.84B	N/A	7,794	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade
GFL GFL Environmental	4.6326 of 5 stars	$36.65 -0.2%	$55.00 +50.1%	-24.8%	$13.15B	$4.73B	114.55	14,850	Analyst Forecast
TOST Toast	4.4838 of 5 stars	$24.21 -3.4%	$38.71 +59.9%	-49.3%	$12.91B	$6.15B	37.24	6,500	Analyst Forecast
PAYP PayPay	N/A	$19.21 -2.0%	$25.73 +33.9%	N/A	$12.84B	$367.53B	N/A	4,159

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