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The price of Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed at $59.76 in the last session, up 1.17% from day before closing price of $59.07. In other words, the price has increased by $1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.62 million shares were traded. FOUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.22.
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 6.49 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.63 and its Current Ratio is at 1.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.71.
On February 13, 2024, The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $95.
On January 16, 2024, Keefe Bruyette started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $95.Keefe Bruyette initiated its Outperform rating on January 16, 2024, with a $95 target price.
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 Mar 05 ’24 when Lauber David Taylor sold 15,000 shares for $80.15 per share. The transaction valued at 1,202,182 led to the insider holds 243,880 shares of the business.
Disman Nancy sold 10,000 shares of FOUR for $740,040 on Feb 05 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 263,170 shares after completing the transaction at $74.00 per share. On Nov 28 ’23, another insider, Goldsmith-Grover Sarah, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $65.04 each. As a result, the insider received 65,040 and left with 7,717 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 5091342336 and an Enterprise Value of 5263523328. As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.052 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.372.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FOUR is 1.59, which has changed by -0.093309045 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24191546 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FOUR has reached a high of $92.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $42.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.05%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FOUR traded on average about 1.55M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1276590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 60.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.50M. Insiders hold about 5.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.57% stake in the company. Shares short for FOUR as of 1713139200 were 8069200 with a Short Ratio of 5.21, compared to 1710460800 on 6739807. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8069200 and a Short% of Float of 15.21.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) is currently being evaluated by a team of 18.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.63 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.76 and a low estimate of $0.36, while EPS last year was $0.51. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.86, with high estimates of $1.02 and low estimates of $0.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.03 and $3.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.62. EPS for the following year is $4.7, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $5.52 and $4.09.
Revenue Estimates
According to 14 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $755.6M. It ranges from a high estimate of $815.6M to a low estimate of $687.7M. As of the current estimate, Shift4 Payments Inc’s year-ago sales were $547MFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $926.38M. There is a high estimate of $1.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $837.75M.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FOUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.56BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.32B and the low estimate is $4.3B.
