Jared Isaacman Purchases 136,993 Shares of Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Stock

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 136,993 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $48.38 per share, with a total value of $6,627,721.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,161,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,215,769.94. This represents a 13.37% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

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

• On Friday, February 27th, Jared Isaacman bought 159,244 shares of Shift4 Payments stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $44.15 per share, for a total transaction of $7,030,622.60.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 6.3%

FOUR stock opened at $49.88 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.38. The firm has a market cap of $4.42 billion, a PE ratio of 47.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.65. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 12 month low of $43.32 and a 12 month high of $108.50. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.92.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.35 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 50.6% on a year-over-year basis. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Shift4 Payments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major insider buying — Jared Isaacman (a >10% holder) materially increased his position with two recent purchases (≈136,993 shares at ~$48.38 and 159,244 shares at ~$44.15). Big insider buys from a controlling holder signal confidence in the business and likely supported the stock. SEC filing: Jared Isaacman insider buys
• Positive Sentiment: Top‑tier firm keeps Buy stance — B. Riley trimmed its target after Q4 but retained a Buy and a $120 target, maintaining a clear institutional bulls’ endorsement that supports upside narratives. B. Riley reduces target to $120
• Neutral Sentiment: DA Davidson trimmed its price target (from $104 to $82) but kept a Buy — a downshift in target that still signals medium‑term confidence; mixed analyst signals often create volatility rather than a clear directional drive. DA Davidson PT cut to $82
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presentation at Raymond James — the conference transcript (management Q&A) provides detail on growth drivers and margin outlook but did not produce a clear catalyst on its own. Investors may parse the transcript for incremental guidance color. Raymond James presentation transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs re‑rated to Neutral and cut its price target sharply (to $56) — a notable analyst downgrade that likely pressured sentiment and boosted intraday selling pressure before the insider buys countered it. Goldman Sachs cuts to Neutral, PT $56
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder investigation announced — Purcell & Lefkowitz launched an inquiry into possible board fiduciary breaches tied to recent corporate actions; legal scrutiny increases uncertainty and risk premium. PR Newswire: shareholder investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Wider analyst downgrades and target trims — several firms have lowered expectations or moved to Hold, adding aggregate downward analyst pressure that can keep the stock range‑bound until clearer earnings/guidance follow‑through. Analyst downgrades/expectations lowered

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FOUR. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Shift4 Payments in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $77,303,000. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 16.4% during the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 6,338,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,215,000 after acquiring an additional 890,990 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 3,048.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 872,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,938,000 after acquiring an additional 844,746 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter worth $51,635,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 97.2% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,655,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,246,000 after acquiring an additional 816,155 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FOUR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $104.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $112.00 to $98.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $67.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $80.42.

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.