Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) was downgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, Zacks reports.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $40.00 target price for the company. Evercore set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Shift4 Payments from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $55.00 to $59.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. BMO Capital Markets set a $46.00 price target on Shift4 Payments in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $60.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.24.

Shift4 Payments Stock Down 2.8%

FOUR stock opened at $41.11 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.59, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. Shift4 Payments has a 12 month low of $34.56 and a 12 month high of $88.51. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $47.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.76. The company has a market cap of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.38.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.06. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 28.40%. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $615.65 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 50.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Shift4 Payments will post 4.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Shift4 Payments

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the third quarter worth $45,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 282.2% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. 98.87% of the stock is currently 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.