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After finishing at $102.2 in the prior trading day, Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed at $86.43, down -15.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$15.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.67 million shares were traded. FOUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $83.1.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FOUR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.71.

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 Jun 30 ’25 when Davis Karen Roter bought 750 shares for $100.00 per share.

Goldsmith-Grover Sarah bought 2,957 shares of FOUR for $295,700 on Jun 30 ’25. On Jun 16 ’25, another insider, Disman Nancy, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $90.33 each. As a result, the insider received 903,319 and left with 167,622 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 7564025344 and an Enterprise Value of 7873487872. As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.268 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.309.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for FOUR is 1.73, which has changed by 0.36045957 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 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 $57.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.37%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.34M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2318460 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 67.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 64.83M. Insiders hold about 4.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 117.29% stake in the company. Shares short for FOUR as of 1752537600 were 12313138 with a Short Ratio of 9.20, compared to 1749772800 on 11567364. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12313138 and a Short% of Float of 18.87.

Dividends & Splits

Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0

Earnings Estimates

At present, 10.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.75, with high estimates of $2.11 and low estimates of $1.51.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.06 and $5.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.43. EPS for the following year is $6.44, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $9.99 and $4.53.

Revenue Estimates

7 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, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.27B. There is a high estimate of $1.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.24B.

A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FOUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.33BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.57B and the low estimate is $4.82B.