Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $39.85 and last traded at $40.79, with a volume of 736508 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $42.58.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Stephens lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Evercore set a $50.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.62.

Shift4 Payments Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.66.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 195,500 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $41.41 per share, with a total value of $8,095,655.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 1,594,455 shares in the company, valued at $66,026,381.55. The trade was a 13.97% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have acquired a total of 774,257 shares of company stock worth $33,609,188 over the last three months. Insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the first quarter valued at $87,000. Swiss National Bank raised its position in Shift4 Payments by 0.7% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 120,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,256,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the first quarter worth about $834,000. Aurora Investment Counsel raised its position in Shift4 Payments by 10.4% in the first quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel now owns 31,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,399,000 after acquiring an additional 3,021 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Shift4 Payments by 1.1% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 81,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,467,000 after acquiring an additional 856 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

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.