Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Hits New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $37.50 and last traded at $37.4860, with a volume of 900481 shares. The stock had previously closed at $39.29.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on FOUR shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Shift4 Payments from $77.00 to $55.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Freedom Capital lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Capital One Financial set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $70.19.

Shift4 Payments Stock Down 3.9%

The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a PE ratio of 44.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s 50-day moving average is $44.12 and its 200 day moving average is $54.57.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.07 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.75 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman purchased 195,500 shares of Shift4 Payments stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $41.41 per share, with a total value of $8,095,655.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,594,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $66,026,381.55. This represents a 13.97% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 432,327 shares of company stock worth $17,948,120. Company insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $77,303,000. Jackson Square Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $5,735,000. University of Illinois Foundation acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $8,967,000. KTF Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,248,000. Finally, Maxi Investments CY Ltd grew its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 368.3% during the 3rd quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 77,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,005,000 after purchasing an additional 61,017 shares during the period. 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.