16,384 Shares in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR Purchased by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 16,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $797,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FOUR. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the second quarter worth about $34,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. Vestcor Inc acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Summer Road LLC purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FOUR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded Shift4 Payments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. B. Riley Financial decreased their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $120.00 to $96.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 24th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $60.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Loop Capital began coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $40.00 target price for the company. Finally, BTIG Research reduced their target price on Shift4 Payments from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.24.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shares of FOUR stock opened at $41.11 on Thursday. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a one year low of $34.56 and a one year high of $88.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $47.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.38.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $615.65 million. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 28.40%. Shift4 Payments’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.33 EPS for the current year.

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.