B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Increases Holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 39.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 72,143 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,566 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG owned 0.08% of Shift4 Payments worth $4,543,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of FOUR. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.9% in 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 last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in Shift4 Payments by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its position 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 during the period. Glenmede Investment Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shares of FOUR opened at $45.47 on Friday. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 12 month low of $39.90 and a 12 month high of $108.50. The company has a market cap of $3.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.30, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.60. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $47.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.66.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 39.27% and a net margin of 2.84%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.35 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Shift4 Payments from $72.00 to $60.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings cut Shift4 Payments from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on Shift4 Payments in a report on Tuesday. They set a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $73.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.76.

Insider Activity at Shift4 Payments

In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 43,827 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $45.75 per share, with a total value of $2,005,085.25. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,410,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $64,540,760.25. This trade represents a 3.21% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders acquired 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

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.