Shift4 Payments, Inc. $FOUR Stake Raised by University of Illinois Foundation

University of Illinois Foundation raised its stake in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) by 57.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 182,848 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 67,000 shares during the period. Shift4 Payments makes up 4.0% of University of Illinois Foundation’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. University of Illinois Foundation’s holdings in Shift4 Payments were worth $11,514,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. 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 valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Vestcor Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Summer Road LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 282.2% during the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on FOUR. Stephens cut Shift4 Payments from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Benchmark dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. They set a “market perform” rating and a $50.00 price objective on the stock. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $70.19.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In other Shift4 Payments news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 193,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $40.66 per share, with a total value of $7,847,380.00. Following the purchase, the insider owned 1,787,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $72,677,920.30. This trade represents a 12.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.54% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Stock Up 0.1%

FOUR stock opened at $41.23 on Monday. Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a twelve month low of $34.56 and a twelve month high of $108.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. The stock has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.08, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.43. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $43.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.35.

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