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Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed the day trading at $79.78 down -1.42% from the previous closing price of $80.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.37 million shares were traded. FOUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $80.755 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.75.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FOUR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.62. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.53 and its Current Ratio is at 2.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.93.
On June 02, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $97.
Raymond James Upgraded its Outperform to Strong Buy on March 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $140.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 15 ’25 when Disman Nancy sold 5,000 shares for $87.28 per share. The transaction valued at 436,404 led to the insider holds 135,420 shares of the business.
Disman Nancy bought 5,000 shares of FOUR for $436,404 on Sep 15 ’25. On Sep 03 ’25, another insider, Lauber David Taylor, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $88.59 each. As a result, the insider received 221,475 and left with 285,588 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FOUR now has a Market Capitalization of 7055034880 and an Enterprise Value of 7614508544. As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.109 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.509.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FOUR is 1.71, which has changed by -0.09186113 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15101504 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FOUR has reached a high of $127.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.25%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FOUR traded about 1.68M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FOUR traded about 2032160 shares per day. A total of 66.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.35M. Insiders hold about 4.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 127.21% stake in the company. Shares short for FOUR as of 1757894400 were 11951952 with a Short Ratio of 7.10, compared to 1755216000 on 12233296. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11951952 and a Short% of Float of 18.059998999999998.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) is currently in the spotlight, with 15.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.68, with high estimates of $2.11 and low estimates of $1.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.72 and $4.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.45. EPS for the following year is $6.73, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $8.35 and $4.53.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $1.19B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.23B to a low estimate of $1.15B. As of the current estimate, Shift4 Payments Inc’s year-ago sales were $909.2MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.26B. There is a high estimate of $1.34B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.18B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FOUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.37B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.18B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.33BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.37B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.67B and the low estimate is $5.12B.
