Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Trading Down 6.5% – What’s Next?

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR)’s stock price fell 6.5% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $42.80 and last traded at $42.9690. Approximately 99,492 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 95% from the average session volume of 1,970,446 shares. The stock had previously closed at $45.94.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FOUR. Raymond James Financial set a $51.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $46.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Friday, August 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $48.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Friday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets set a $46.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Loop Capital initiated coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. They set a “hold” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.24.

Shift4 Payments Stock Down 2.8%

The company has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.52, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21. The business’s 50 day moving average is $47.93 and its 200 day moving average is $45.76.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.06. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 28.40% and a net margin of 2.20%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $615.65 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 50.9% on a year-over-year basis. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 6,778,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,869,000 after acquiring an additional 621,797 shares in the last quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP lifted its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 12.6% in the second quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 6,665,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $660,612,000 after acquiring an additional 745,650 shares during the last quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP now owns 5,071,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,552,000 after purchasing an additional 105,320 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 3,922.5% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 2,823,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,330,000 after acquiring an additional 2,753,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 2,643,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,482,000 after purchasing an additional 188,594 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.