Tejara Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 21,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,335,000.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 314 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc purchased a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 282.2% in the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 477 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings 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. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have weighed in on FOUR. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Shift4 Payments in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial set a $71.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Benchmark lowered their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Evercore set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the company from $100.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.62.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 193,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $40.66 per share, for a total transaction of $7,847,380.00. Following the purchase, the insider owned 1,787,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,677,920.30. The trade was a 12.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 774,257 shares of company stock worth $33,609,188. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Shift4 Payments Stock Performance
NYSE:FOUR opened at $41.97 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a PE ratio of 49.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.44. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 52-week low of $39.61 and a 52-week high of $108.50.
Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.99 by ($0.02). Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. The firm’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. Analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.
Shift4 Payments 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.
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