Q2 EPS Estimates for Shift4 Payments Lowered by Analyst

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Shift4 Payments in a report released on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.15. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments’ current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on FOUR. Benchmark upgraded Shift4 Payments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $124.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, B. Riley restated a “buy” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $116.10.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shares of FOUR stock opened at $103.33 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $9.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.91 and a beta of 1.80. The business has a 50 day moving average of $94.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.73. Shift4 Payments has a 52 week low of $57.45 and a 52 week high of $127.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $368.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $886.09 million. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 6.50% and a return on equity of 32.97%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.54 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Karen Roter Davis sold 2,757 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.53, for a total value of $260,619.21. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $623,141.76. This trade represents a 29.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Nancy Disman sold 10,000 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.33, for a total value of $903,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 167,622 shares in the company, valued at $15,141,295.26. This represents a 5.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 13,757 shares of company stock worth $1,258,449 over the last 90 days. 25.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Durable Capital Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 15.4% in the first quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 5,919,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $483,706,000 after purchasing an additional 788,952 shares in the last quarter. Perpetual Ltd acquired a new position in Shift4 Payments in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $56,863,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,539,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,668,000 after buying an additional 562,774 shares in the last quarter. Cat Rock Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter valued at $39,222,000. Finally, Darlington Partners Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP now owns 2,510,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,489,000 after acquiring an additional 367,500 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Shift4 Payments

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.