RD Finance Ltd Buys Shares of 12,700 Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

RD Finance Ltd bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 12,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $800,000. Shift4 Payments makes up 0.8% of RD Finance Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.9% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

More Shift4 Payments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Shift4 Payments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target on Shift4 Payments to $52 from $50, while maintaining a market perform rating, implying modest upside from current levels. Benzinga report on Keefe, Bruyette & Woods price target increase
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG Research reiterated its buy rating and kept a much higher $70 price target, signaling confidence in Shift4’s longer-term growth prospects. Benzinga report on BTIG reaffirmation
• Positive Sentiment: Shift4 reported revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, topping estimates of $1.09 billion and rising 49% year over year, showing strong sales momentum. MarketBeat earnings report and transcript
• Positive Sentiment: The company also lifted FY 2026 EPS guidance to $5.50-$5.70, above Wall Street’s $5.39 estimate, suggesting management sees continued earnings strength ahead. MarketBeat earnings report and transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also digesting the Q1 earnings call and transcript, which highlighted robust growth but some headwinds, keeping sentiment mixed. Seeking Alpha Q1 2026 earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Despite revenue strength, Shift4 missed earnings per share estimates at $0.97 versus $0.99 expected, and EPS declined from $1.07 a year ago, which appears to be pressuring the stock. Zacks report on earnings miss

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 159,244 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $44.15 per share, with a total value of $7,030,622.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,321,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,331,289.05. This trade represents a 13.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last three months, insiders acquired 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153. 25.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Shift4 Payments Stock Down 9.3%

Shares of NYSE:FOUR opened at $42.47 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.90. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 12-month low of $39.90 and a 12-month high of $108.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.68.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.99 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 42.00% and a net margin of 2.63%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on FOUR. Capital One Financial set a $50.00 price target on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Wolfe Research cut Shift4 Payments from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $72.00.

About Shift4 Payments

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.