JCSD Capital LLC Sells 15,000 Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

JCSD Capital LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 63.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,709 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,000 shares during the period. Shift4 Payments comprises about 0.6% of JCSD Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. JCSD Capital LLC’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $548,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 148.1% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Vestcor Inc acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 282.2% during the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.9% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 2.7%

FOUR stock opened at $41.97 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.44. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a twelve month low of $39.61 and a twelve month high of $108.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $45.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FOUR has been the topic of several research reports. Freedom Capital cut Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Evercore set a $50.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.62.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 195,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $41.41 per share, with a total value of $8,095,655.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,594,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $66,026,381.55. The trade was a 13.97% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have acquired 774,257 shares of company stock worth $33,609,188 in the last 90 days. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Shift4 Payments 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.