Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Hits New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $43.21 and last traded at $43.1960, with a volume of 376140 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $43.91.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on FOUR. 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 report on Monday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price 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. BTIG Research reduced their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.89.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $3.82 billion, a PE ratio of 41.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 1.65. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.04. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.84% and a return on equity of 39.27%. The firm had revenue of $610.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.35 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 159,244 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $44.15 per share, for a total transaction of $7,030,622.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,321,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,331,289.05. The trade was a 13.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders bought 385,757 shares of company stock valued at $17,666,153 in the last quarter. 25.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FOUR. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 410.9% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during 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 last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 148.1% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Vestcor Inc purchased a new position in Shift4 Payments during the third quarter valued at $45,000. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.