Insider Buying: Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Major Shareholder Buys $6,627,721.34 in Stock

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 136,993 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were bought at an average price of $48.38 per share, for a total transaction of $6,627,721.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,161,963 shares in the company, valued at $56,215,769.94. This represents a 13.37% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Large shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Jared Isaacman also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 2nd, Jared Isaacman acquired 45,693 shares of Shift4 Payments stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $43.83 per share, with a total value of $2,002,724.19.
• On Friday, February 27th, Jared Isaacman bought 159,244 shares of Shift4 Payments stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $44.15 per share, for a total transaction of $7,030,622.60.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FOUR opened at $47.42 on Thursday. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 1 year low of $43.32 and a 1 year high of $108.50. The firm has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.16, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.66.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.35 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on FOUR. Truist Financial set a $71.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $100.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. 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 research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, DA Davidson cut their target price on Shift4 Payments from $104.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.42.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 410.9% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 281 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in Shift4 Payments by 148.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Vestcor Inc purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Key Shift4 Payments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Shift4 Payments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major insider buying — CEO/major shareholder Jared Isaacman has increased his stake via several recent purchases (multiple filings show ~341k shares bought across late Feb–early Mar, ~\$15M aggregate), a strong signal of insider confidence that likely supported the stock. InsiderTrades: Isaacman purchases
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance showed strength — Q4 EPS slightly beat expectations and management set FY2026 EPS guidance of \$5.50–\$5.70 while discussing a profitable international expansion, which supports longer‑term earnings upside. TipRanks: Earnings call highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Some brokers remain constructive — a few firms (e.g., B. Riley) maintained Buy stances or trimmed targets modestly rather than cutting outright, leaving pockets of institutional support. Broker coverage snapshot
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor events — management presented at the Raymond James institutional conference (transcript available); useful for detail but not a catalyst by itself. Seeking Alpha: conference transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades/price‑target cuts — multiple firms have trimmed targets and moved to Hold/Neutral (notably Goldman Sachs cut to Neutral with a \$56 PT; Deutsche Bank and others also lowered targets), which likely amplified selling pressure. MarketBeat: analyst moves
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder investigation announced — Purcell & Lefkowitz launched a probe into possible board fiduciary breaches related to recent corporate actions; legal scrutiny raises execution/risk concerns and can weigh on sentiment. PR Newswire: shareholder investigation

About Shift4 Payments

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.