Westfield Capital Management Co. LP Sells 22,400 Shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP cut its holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 653,828 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,400 shares during the period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $50,606,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 71,489 shares during the last quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 71.3% during the third quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 584,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,219,000 after buying an additional 243,161 shares during the period. Maestria Partners LLC grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 36.6% during the third quarter. Maestria Partners LLC now owns 372,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,826,000 after buying an additional 99,723 shares during the period. South Dakota Investment Council purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the second quarter worth about $1,814,000. Finally, Jackson Square Partners LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the third quarter worth about $5,735,000. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, Director Nancy Disman sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.50, for a total value of $347,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 130,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,064,190. This trade represents a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO David Taylor Lauber sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.00, for a total transaction of $828,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 273,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,877,572. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Shift4 Payments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat slightly (reported $1.60 vs. ~$1.56 consensus), showing underlying profitability improvement on a per‑share basis. Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue grew strongly year-over‑year (the company reported ~$610M for Q4 and ~50% YoY growth), indicating continued top-line momentum in payments volume. MarketBeat Q4 summary and call
• Positive Sentiment: Management is pursuing new initiatives (including a stablecoin/crypto-related platform mentioned in pre-earnings coverage) that investors may view as long‑term growth drivers. Assessing Shift4 Valuation After Earnings Growth Hopes And Stablecoin Platform Launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors and analysts are parsing the full earnings call transcript for details on margin drivers, one‑time items, and cadence for 2026 guidance. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Several outlets provided quarter snapshots and metric breakdowns (useful for modeling but not market-moving by themselves). Q4 Earnings Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 revenue guidance was well below consensus: management guided ~$2.5B–$2.6B vs. Street estimates near ~$3.9B, creating a large top‑line shortfall that hurt investor confidence. Shift4 hits 52-week low after guidance shortfall
• Negative Sentiment: Headline commentary flagged a steep year‑over‑year profit decline (reports described profits plunging ~65%), which—combined with the guidance miss—drove the stock to multi‑year/52‑week lows. Profit plunge and price reaction

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

NYSE:FOUR opened at $48.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.27, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.38. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 52-week low of $46.26 and a 52-week high of $108.50. The firm has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68, a PEG ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 1.63. The business’s fifty day moving average is $61.50 and its 200 day moving average is $72.01.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 40.19% and a net margin of 5.02%.The firm’s revenue was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.35 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Research analysts predict that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on FOUR. Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $115.00 to $101.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Mizuho decreased their target price on Shift4 Payments from $102.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Loop Capital set a $80.00 target price on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $73.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $84.00 to $72.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $86.53.

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.