Cloverfields Capital Group LP Has $3.47 Million Stock Holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR

Cloverfields Capital Group LP grew its holdings in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 28.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 55,171 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,268 shares during the quarter. Cloverfields Capital Group LP owned about 0.06% of Shift4 Payments worth $3,474,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in FOUR. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% in the 1st 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. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Shift4 Payments by 18.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 860 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its position in Shift4 Payments by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 5,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $529,000 after buying an additional 1,235 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $249,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in Shift4 Payments by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman acquired 193,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $40.66 per share, with a total value of $7,847,380.00. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 1,787,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,677,920.30. This trade represents a 12.10% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 25.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on FOUR shares. Seaport Research Partners lowered Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings lowered Shift4 Payments from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Evercore set a $45.00 target price on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Monday, May 18th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Shift4 Payments from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $70.19.

Shift4 Payments Stock Performance

Shares of FOUR opened at $41.23 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $43.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.43. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a 52 week low of $34.56 and a 52 week high of $108.50.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 33.55% and a net margin of 2.63%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Shift4 Payments, Inc. will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.