Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Stock Price Down 5.2% – Time to Sell?

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) shares fell 5.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $41.32 and last traded at $41.69. 261,228 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 88% from the average session volume of 2,241,667 shares. The stock had previously closed at $43.99.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on FOUR. Capital One Financial set a $50.00 target price on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $73.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Finally, Evercore set a $50.00 target price on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.76.

Shift4 Payments Trading Down 7.3%

The firm has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 38.83, a PEG ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $46.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $59.33.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 39.27% and a net margin of 2.84%.The company’s revenue was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.35 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Analysts expect that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shift4 Payments

In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 159,244 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $44.15 per share, for a total transaction of $7,030,622.60. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 1,321,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $58,331,289.05. The trade was a 13.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders acquired 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153. Corporate insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 66.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 178,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,802,000 after acquiring an additional 71,489 shares during the period. Maestria Partners LLC boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 99,723 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $77,303,000. Jackson Square Partners LLC purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,735,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 33,472 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is currently 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.