Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $59.81.

FOUR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $60.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $74.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Morgan Stanley set a $46.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Friday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets set a $46.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, BTIG Research lowered their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

NYSE FOUR opened at $38.50 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.17, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.93. Shift4 Payments has a 52-week low of $34.56 and a 52-week high of $80.98.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.06. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 28.40%. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $615.65 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 50.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments will post 4.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Summer Road LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Shift4 Payments by 60.1% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 174,900.0% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 1,749 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter valued at $115,000. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Company Profile

Shift4 Payments, Inc (NYSE: FOUR) provides integrated payment processing and commerce technology for businesses. Its platform combines payment acceptance, payment gateway services, acquiring, fraud prevention, reporting and other merchant services, allowing businesses to manage transactions across in-person, online and mobile channels.

The company serves a range of industries, including restaurants, hotels, resorts, sports and entertainment venues, gaming, retail and e-commerce. Its offerings include point-of-sale and payment solutions such as SkyTab for restaurants, as well as tools designed to support venue operations, online ordering, hotel payments and other specialized commerce needs.

Shift4 has expanded its operations internationally through organic growth and acquisitions, including the purchase of Finaro, a global payment processing company.