William Blair Lowers Earnings Estimates for Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR - Free Report) - William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.29 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.48. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments' current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.11 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $99.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Shift4 Payments from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Shift4 Payments in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $109.00 price target for the company. Stephens raised their price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $104.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Shift4 Payments has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $99.10.

Shift4 Payments Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE:FOUR traded up $2.25 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $101.37. The stock had a trading volume of 2,251,669 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,369,687. The company's 50 day moving average is $89.41 and its 200-day moving average is $77.05. Shift4 Payments has a 12-month low of $55.87 and a 12-month high of $106.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.35. The company has a market cap of $8.98 billion, a PE ratio of 56.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.64.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91. Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 4.04% and a return on equity of 24.78%. The company had revenue of $365.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $369.07 million.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Nancy Disman sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $1,626,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 182,959 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,874,566.70. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, insider Jordan Frankel sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total value of $1,032,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 228,021 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,827,693.97. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Nancy Disman sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $1,626,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 182,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,874,566.70. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 30.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FOUR. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new position in Shift4 Payments in the 1st quarter valued at $205,000. Swiss National Bank lifted its position in Shift4 Payments by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 101,000 shares of the company's stock worth $6,673,000 after buying an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Shift4 Payments by 46.9% during the 1st quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 4,478 shares of the company's stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 1,429 shares during the last quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Shift4 Payments in the 1st quarter valued at about $219,000. Finally, Scout Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the first quarter worth approximately $34,108,000. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments, Inc (NYSE FOUR) provides integrated payment processing and technology solutions in the United States. Its payments platform provides omni-channel card acceptance and processing solutions, including end-to-end payment processing for various payment types; merchant acquiring; proprietary omni-channel gateway; complementary software integrations; integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) solutions; security and risk management solutions; and reporting and analytical tools, as well as tokenization, risk management/underwriting, payment device and chargeback management, fraud prevention, and gift card solutions.