Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Competitors $76.40 -1.69 (-2.16%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FOUR vs. BR, GPN, CPAY, RBA, KSPI, Z, ZG, GRAB, AKAM, and CARTShould you be buying Shift4 Payments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shift4 Payments include Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Corpay (CPAY), RB Global (RBA), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), Zillow Group (Z), Zillow Group (ZG), Grab (GRAB), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), and Maplebear (CART). These companies are all part of the "business services, not elsewhere classified" industry. Shift4 Payments vs. Broadridge Financial Solutions Global Payments Corpay RB Global Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Zillow Group Zillow Group Grab Akamai Technologies Maplebear Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BR or FOUR? 90.0% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BR or FOUR more profitable? Broadridge Financial Solutions has a net margin of 11.36% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 6.89%. Broadridge Financial Solutions' return on equity of 44.40% beat Shift4 Payments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Broadridge Financial Solutions11.36% 44.40% 12.04% Shift4 Payments 6.89%29.00%6.69% Which has higher earnings and valuation, BR or FOUR? Broadridge Financial Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Shift4 Payments. Shift4 Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadridge Financial Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBroadridge Financial Solutions$6.68B4.15$698.10M$6.3937.05Shift4 Payments$3.33B2.04$86.20M$3.0724.89 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BR or FOUR? Broadridge Financial Solutions received 291 more outperform votes than Shift4 Payments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.67% of users gave Shift4 Payments an outperform vote while only 49.51% of users gave Broadridge Financial Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBroadridge Financial SolutionsOutperform Votes40249.51% Underperform Votes41050.49% Shift4 PaymentsOutperform Votes11161.67% Underperform Votes6938.33% Do analysts rate BR or FOUR? Broadridge Financial Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $241.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.78%. Shift4 Payments has a consensus price target of $109.24, suggesting a potential upside of 42.98%. Given Shift4 Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than Broadridge Financial Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Broadridge Financial Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Shift4 Payments 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Which has more risk and volatility, BR or FOUR? Broadridge Financial Solutions has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BR or FOUR? In the previous week, Broadridge Financial Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Broadridge Financial Solutions and 16 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Broadridge Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 0.32 indicating that Broadridge Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Broadridge Financial Solutions 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shift4 Payments 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBroadridge Financial Solutions beats Shift4 Payments on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PaymentsBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.81B$19.48B$6.98B$18.59BDividend YieldN/A2.94%2.71%4.25%P/E Ratio24.8932.2529.9631.16Price / Sales2.047.27148.1126.51Price / Cash14.5732.3031.6117.54Price / Book6.764.894.564.30Net Income$86.20M$671.24M$196.25M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.18%3.83%3.03%4.42%1 Month Performance-9.41%-8.08%-6.93%-6.62%1 Year Performance19.41%7.26%2.37%0.15% Shift4 Payments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FOURShift4 Payments4.181 of 5 stars$76.40-2.2%$109.24+43.0%+21.9%$6.81B$3.33B24.893,030Analyst ForecastGap UpBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.2521 of 5 stars$220.10-2.2%$241.00+9.5%+16.5%$25.76B$6.68B34.4414,300Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.9705 of 5 stars$82.50-2.8%$134.10+62.5%-31.3%$20.29B$10.11B13.3527,000Positive NewsGap DownCPAYCorpay4.2718 of 5 stars$288.09-0.2%$401.54+39.4%+1.7%$20.24B$3.97B20.6110,500Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpRBARB Global4.0266 of 5 stars$90.53-1.4%$107.64+18.9%+32.8%$16.73B$4.28B45.044,200Positive NewsKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.197 of 5 stars$83.47+0.4%$150.67+80.5%-25.0%$16.65B$2.52T8.068,772Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap UpZZillow Group4.1423 of 5 stars$64.01-3.8%$81.71+27.7%+37.7%$15.53B$2.24B-136.205,720Positive NewsGap UpZGZillow Group4.7005 of 5 stars$62.83-3.8%$82.25+30.9%+37.9%$15.24B$2.24B-133.685,720Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGRABGrab3.3874 of 5 stars$3.47-7.1%$5.62+62.3%+21.6%$13.95B$2.80B-173.259,490Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAKAMAkamai Technologies4.7119 of 5 stars$70.88-3.8%$106.55+50.3%-28.4%$10.66B$3.99B21.759,800Short Interest ↓CARTMaplebear3.6632 of 5 stars$37.43+0.2%$50.13+33.9%+8.9%$9.90B$3.38B25.123,380Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Broadridge Financial Solutions Alternatives Global Payments Alternatives Corpay Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives Grab Alternatives Akamai Technologies Alternatives Maplebear 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 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe biggest story CNBC isn't talking about (yet)This Story Could Go Viral as Soon as May 31 Quietly, towns like Shreveport, Louisiana and Fort Worth, Texas...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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