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The closing price of Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) was $120.07 for the day, down -0.15% from the previous closing price of $120.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. FOUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $121.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $119.1373.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FOUR’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.97 and its Current Ratio is at 2.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.53.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on February 03, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $120.
On December 09, 2024, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $112.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 16 ’24 when Disman Nancy sold 20,000 shares for $100.61 per share. The transaction valued at 2,012,184 led to the insider holds 162,959 shares of the business.
Disman Nancy bought 20,000 shares of FOUR for $2,012,184 on Dec 16 ’24. On Dec 11 ’24, another insider, Frankel Jordan, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $99.01 each. As a result, the insider received 495,040 and left with 222,112 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 10818523136 and an Enterprise Value of 10135363584. As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 65.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.219 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.159.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FOUR is 1.72, which has changed by 0.5528151 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20587826 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FOUR has reached a high of $123.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 40.41%.
Shares Statistics:
FOUR traded an average of 1.86M shares per day over the past three months and 1074270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 70.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.29M. Insiders hold about 4.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.41% stake in the company. Shares short for FOUR as of 1736899200 were 7686109 with a Short Ratio of 4.13, compared to 1734048000 on 6552682. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7686109 and a Short% of Float of 11.3299996.
