University of Illinois Foundation Purchases Shares of 115,848 Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 115,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,967,000. Shift4 Payments accounts for 3.2% of University of Illinois Foundation’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. University of Illinois Foundation owned approximately 0.13% of Shift4 Payments at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Shift4 Payments by 410.9% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 148.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 5,423.1% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 718 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 705 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 93.9% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FOUR opened at $48.99 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.34 billion, a PE ratio of 46.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 1.65. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $43.32 and a fifty-two week high of $108.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 39.27% and a net margin of 2.84%.Shift4 Payments’s quarterly revenue was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.35 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO David Taylor Lauber sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.00, for a total value of $828,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 273,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,877,572. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 45,693 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $43.83 per share, with a total value of $2,002,724.19. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,366,900 shares in the company, valued at $59,911,227. This trade represents a 3.46% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have purchased 341,930 shares of company stock valued at $15,661,068 over the last three months. Company insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $73.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $112.00 to $98.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Truist Financial set a $71.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $102.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.89.

Shift4 Payments Company Profile

Shift4 Payments is a U.S.-based provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, serving merchants across the hospitality, retail, e-commerce, gaming and lodging industries. The company’s platform enables businesses to accept in-store, online and mobile payments through a combination of point-of-sale hardware, payment gateway services and back-office software. By centralizing transaction processing and reporting, Shift4 aims to simplify payments, enhance security and streamline operations for its merchant customers.

The company’s core offerings include encrypted point-of-sale terminals, cloud-based payment gateways, and developer-friendly APIs for online and mobile checkouts.