Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. Raises Position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 129.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 286,691 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 161,691 shares during the quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $18,053,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.6% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the period. Glenmede Investment Management LP grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.1% in the third quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.4% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

FOUR opened at $40.81 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. The company has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.58, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.44. The company’s 50 day moving average is $45.33 and its 200 day moving average is $57.95. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 12-month low of $39.61 and a 12-month high of $108.50.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 159,244 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were bought at an average price of $44.15 per share, with a total value of $7,030,622.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 1,321,207 shares in the company, valued at $58,331,289.05. This represents a 13.70% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have purchased a total of 385,757 shares of company stock valued at $17,666,153 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Benchmark reduced their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Stephens lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.62.

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.