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Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed the day trading at $90.85 up 1.95% from the previous closing price of $89.11. In other words, the price has increased by $1.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.31 million shares were traded. FOUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $91.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.42.
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 2.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.79. 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 Aug 15 ’25 when Whalen James J. bought 794 shares for $89.90 per share.
Isaacman Jared bought 104,705 shares of FOUR for $8,754,040 on Aug 11 ’25. The Executive Chairman now owns 939,715 shares after completing the transaction at $83.61 per share. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, Isaacman Jared, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, bought 91,721 shares for $81.90 each. As a result, the insider paid 7,512,143 and bolstered with 835,010 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 8033965568 and an Enterprise Value of 8374243840. As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.319 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.758.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FOUR is 1.72, which has changed by 0.11240363 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 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 -6.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.52%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FOUR traded about 1.63M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FOUR traded about 3648270 shares per day. A total of 66.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.34M. Insiders hold about 4.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 127.24% stake in the company. Shares short for FOUR as of 1753920000 were 11126594 with a Short Ratio of 6.84, compared to 1751241600 on 12519537. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11126594 and a Short% of Float of 16.82.
