Q3 EPS Estimates for Shift4 Payments Reduced by Analyst

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shift4 Payments in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments’ current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on FOUR. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Evercore ISI started coverage on Shift4 Payments in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. They set an “in-line” rating and a $80.00 target price for the company. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Shift4 Payments from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $124.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $116.10.

Shift4 Payments Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE FOUR opened at $102.27 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $94.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.67. Shift4 Payments has a 52-week low of $57.45 and a 52-week high of $127.50.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.31. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 32.97% and a net margin of 6.50%. The business had revenue of $368.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $886.09 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.54 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, CFO Nancy Disman sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.33, for a total value of $903,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 167,622 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,141,295.26. This represents a 5.63% 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, Director Sarah Goldsmith-Grover sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total transaction of $94,530.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,474 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $706,517.22. The trade was a 11.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,757 shares of company stock valued at $1,258,449. 25.15% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 73,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,314,000 after purchasing an additional 1,778 shares during the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC increased its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 5,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $533,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 33.5% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Shelton Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,530,000. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $281,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Company Profile

Shift4 Payments, Inc (NYSE FOUR) provides integrated payment processing and technology solutions in the United States. Its payments platform provides omni-channel card acceptance and processing solutions, including end-to-end payment processing for various payment types; merchant acquiring; proprietary omni-channel gateway; complementary software integrations; integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) solutions; security and risk management solutions; and reporting and analytical tools, as well as tokenization, risk management/underwriting, payment device and chargeback management, fraud prevention, and gift card solutions.