Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Competitors $87.52 +0.59 (+0.68%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$87.60 +0.09 (+0.10%) As of 09/12/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FOUR vs. AER, TOST, CPAY, GIB, RBA, Z, GRAB, ZG, KSPI, and GFLShould you be buying Shift4 Payments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shift4 Payments include Aercap (AER), Toast (TOST), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), RB Global (RBA), Zillow Group (Z), Grab (GRAB), Zillow Group (ZG), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), and GFL Environmental (GFL). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Shift4 Payments vs. Its Competitors Aercap Toast Corpay CGI Group RB Global Zillow Group Grab Zillow Group Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz GFL Environmental Aercap (NYSE:AER) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, AER or FOUR? Aercap has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AER or FOUR? In the previous week, Aercap had 6 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Aercap and 8 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Aercap's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 1.10 indicating that Aercap is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aercap 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shift4 Payments 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AER or FOUR? 96.4% of Aercap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aercap shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AER or FOUR? Aercap currently has a consensus price target of $122.57, indicating a potential upside of 0.30%. Shift4 Payments has a consensus price target of $115.21, indicating a potential upside of 31.64%. Given Shift4 Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than Aercap.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aercap 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Shift4 Payments 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has better earnings and valuation, AER or FOUR? Aercap has higher revenue and earnings than Shift4 Payments. Aercap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAercap$8.00B2.85$2.10B$16.087.60Shift4 Payments$3.33B2.32$229.60M$2.7032.41 Is AER or FOUR more profitable? Aercap has a net margin of 36.93% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 6.11%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 37.05% beat Aercap's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aercap36.93% 13.13% 3.11% Shift4 Payments 6.11%37.05%6.88% SummaryShift4 Payments beats Aercap on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Shift4 Payments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FOUR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FOUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricShift4 PaymentsFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.73B$33.25B$26.52B$21.54BDividend YieldN/A2.22%2.73%3.50%P/E Ratio32.4139.9727.1929.75Price / Sales2.3216.29818.8452.73Price / Cash12.7318.1625.8718.13Price / Book7.667.237.794.63Net Income$229.60M$1.12B$199.52M$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.06%3.33%10.05%0.68%1 Month Performance-1.80%4.44%20.10%4.02%1 Year Performance5.55%28.62%51.70%16.39% Shift4 Payments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FOURShift4 Payments4.6164 of 5 stars$87.52+0.7%$115.21+31.6%+5.6%$7.73B$3.33B32.414,000AERAercap2.4328 of 5 stars$123.62-0.1%$122.57-0.9%+30.3%$23.09B$8.00B7.69740Positive NewsShort Interest ↑TOSTToast3.8363 of 5 stars$45.16+0.5%$45.54+0.8%+52.7%$23.03B$5.53B132.835,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓CPAYCorpay4.2948 of 5 stars$325.64+0.1%$399.43+22.7%0.0%$22.99B$4.17B22.1211,200News CoveragePositive NewsGIBCGI Group4.1703 of 5 stars$97.13+0.7%$148.25+52.6%-19.2%$21.65B$10.79B17.9590,250Positive NewsRBARB Global4.2615 of 5 stars$114.57-0.1%$124.33+8.5%+37.7%$21.26B$4.28B56.727,800News CoveragePositive NewsZZillow Group1.9088 of 5 stars$84.31-1.2%$88.29+4.7%+46.9%$20.43B$2.24B-324.275,720News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGRABGrab1.8119 of 5 stars$4.99+0.4%$5.82+16.6%+72.9%$20.09B$2.80B124.7811,267Options VolumeZGZillow Group3.8321 of 5 stars$81.48-1.2%$85.62+5.1%+45.8%$19.74B$2.24B-313.386,856News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.4052 of 5 stars$93.96+1.0%$122.00+29.8%-31.9%$18.75B$3.16T8.629,637News CoveragePositive NewsGFLGFL Environmental4.6429 of 5 stars$50.07+1.5%$57.86+15.6%+17.9%$18.19B$8.08B7.8820,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Aercap Alternatives Toast Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Group Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives Grab Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FOUR) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollege grad makes $64,000 a monthA Wall Street legend just helped train our own proprietary AI system in the stock market (a project that took ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s right about Epstein.A crisis that could devastate your wealth, upend the dollar, and accelerate the collapse of America’s economy....Porter & Company | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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