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The price of Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed at $119.39 in the last session, up 2.20% from day before closing price of $116.82. In other words, the price has increased by $2.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.45 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FOUR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.18. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 64.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.09.
Stock Price History:
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 8.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.24%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 66.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.16M. Insiders hold about 5.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.32% stake in the company.
