Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Stock Rating Lowered by Stephens

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Stephens from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report issued on Friday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $50.00 target price on the stock. Stephens’ target price suggests a potential upside of 0.64% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research firms also recently commented on FOUR. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $102.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $100.00 to $65.00 in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Shift4 Payments from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell 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 $76.56.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FOUR opened at $49.68 on Friday. Shift4 Payments has a 1-year low of $39.90 and a 1-year high of $108.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $48.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.42. The company has a market capitalization of $4.04 billion, a PE ratio of 47.32, a PEG ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.60.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.04. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 39.27% and a net margin of 2.84%.The company had revenue of $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.35 EPS. Shift4 Payments’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.6% on a year-over-year basis. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Shift4 Payments will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 43,827 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $45.75 per share, for a total transaction of $2,005,085.25. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,410,727 shares in the company, valued at $64,540,760.25. This trade represents a 3.21% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153. Insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.9% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Marex Group plc grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Marex Group plc now owns 3,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Finally, Glenmede Investment Management LP grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.