Maestria Partners LLC Sells 65,000 Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Maestria Partners LLC trimmed its stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 12.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 451,186 shares of the company’s stock after selling 65,000 shares during the period. Shift4 Payments accounts for about 7.6% of Maestria Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Maestria Partners LLC owned approximately 0.57% of Shift4 Payments worth $21,946,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nykredit A S acquired a new position in Shift4 Payments during the second quarter valued at approximately $132,000. Triumph Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 17.1% in the second quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 17,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $869,000 after buying an additional 2,603 shares during the last quarter. Spyglass Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.7% in the second quarter. Spyglass Capital Management LLC now owns 1,833,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,196,000 after buying an additional 82,663 shares during the last quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 42.3% during the 2nd quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC now owns 13,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $676,000 after buying an additional 4,137 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 2nd quarter worth $797,000. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shift4 Payments Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of FOUR stock opened at $44.15 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 73.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.38. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 1 year low of $34.56 and a 1 year high of $89.55. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.59.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $615.65 million. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 28.40%. The business’s revenue was up 50.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.33 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FOUR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $60.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $46.00 price target on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Raymond James Financial set a $51.00 price objective on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Shift4 Payments from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.24.

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.