JCSD Capital LLC Has $548,000 Position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

JCSD Capital LLC lessened its position in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 63.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,709 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,000 shares during the period. Shift4 Payments comprises approximately 0.6% of JCSD Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. JCSD Capital LLC’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $548,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 25.9% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Shift4 Payments by 5.6% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP increased its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 4.4% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE FOUR opened at $41.97 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $45.05 and its 200-day moving average is $57.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 1 year low of $39.61 and a 1 year high of $108.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a PE ratio of 49.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.44.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.99 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 33.55%. The business’s revenue was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.07 EPS. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FOUR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Seaport Research Partners lowered Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Shift4 Payments from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 price objective for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $100.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $50.00 price objective on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.62.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In other news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 195,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $41.41 per share, with a total value of $8,095,655.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 1,594,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $66,026,381.55. This trade represents a 13.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have purchased a total of 774,257 shares of company stock worth $33,609,188 in the last ninety days. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.