Shift4 Payments, Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $1.05 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts (NYSE:FOUR)

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Shift4 Payments in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, June 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Shift4 Payments’ current full-year earnings is $3.01 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Shift4 Payments’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

FOUR has been the subject of a number of other reports. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Wednesday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Shift4 Payments from $100.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $93.00 price objective on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $94.00 price target on shares of Shift4 Payments in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $91.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Shift4 Payments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.53.

Shift4 Payments Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of Shift4 Payments stock opened at $70.61 on Friday. Shift4 Payments has a 12-month low of $42.91 and a 12-month high of $92.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The stock has a market cap of $6.18 billion, a PE ratio of 47.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a 50-day moving average of $65.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.72.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 9th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by ($0.01). Shift4 Payments had a return on equity of 25.21% and a net margin of 3.38%. The company had revenue of $263.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $268.55 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp grew its position in Shift4 Payments by 79.0% in the first quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 786 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Shift4 Payments by 49,166.7% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 1,475 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter valued at $90,000. Finally, Clear Street Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shift4 Payments during the 4th quarter worth $112,000. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shift4 Payments

In other news, CEO Jared Isaacman purchased 39,135 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $64.04 per share, for a total transaction of $2,506,205.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 621,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,830,446.48. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, CEO Jared Isaacman bought 39,135 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $64.04 per share, for a total transaction of $2,506,205.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 621,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,830,446.48. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Nancy Disman sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.34, for a total transaction of $723,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 274,954 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,890,172.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 30.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.