Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Hits New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $40.44 and last traded at $40.4060, with a volume of 304690 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $42.24.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on FOUR shares. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. BTIG Research lowered their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Truist Financial set a $71.00 price target on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Freedom Capital cut Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $80.00 price objective on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $78.12.

Shift4 Payments Trading Down 3.0%

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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.11. The firm has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.60.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.04. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 39.27% and a net margin of 2.84%.The firm had revenue of $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.35 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 159,244 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $44.15 per share, with a total value of $7,030,622.60. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 1,321,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,331,289.05. This represents a 13.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have acquired a total of 385,757 shares of company stock worth $17,666,153 in the last three months. 25.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FOUR. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 148.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Vestcor Inc purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Summer Road LLC purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter worth $47,000. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

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.