Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Sets New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $43.21 and last traded at $43.1960, with a volume of 376140 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $43.91.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on FOUR. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Shift4 Payments from $112.00 to $98.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Truist Financial set a $71.00 price objective on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $104.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Loop Capital set a $80.00 target price on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.89.

Shift4 Payments Trading Down 1.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The stock has a market cap of $3.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.30, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 1.65. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $57.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.62.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.35 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 43,827 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of $45.75 per share, with a total value of $2,005,085.25. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 1,410,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,540,760.25. This trade represents a 3.21% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153. Company insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FOUR. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in Shift4 Payments by 66.9% during the third quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 178,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,802,000 after purchasing an additional 71,489 shares in the last quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 71.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 584,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,219,000 after purchasing an additional 243,161 shares in the last quarter. Maestria Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. Maestria Partners LLC now owns 372,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,826,000 after purchasing an additional 99,723 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Square Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,735,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 56.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 92,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,057,000 after buying an additional 33,472 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.