After finishing at $69.61 in the prior trading day, Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed at $67.05, down -3.68%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1202542 shares were traded.
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 7.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.24. 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.
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, The Benchmark Company on February 13, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $95.
On January 16, 2024, Keefe Bruyette started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $95.
On December 14, 2023, Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $85.Seaport Research Partners initiated its Buy rating on December 14, 2023, with a $85 target price.
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 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 4.34B and an Enterprise Value of 5.66B. As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.21 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.46.
Stock Price History:
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 74.82, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 65.21.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.48M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.63M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 101.44% stake in the company. Shares short for FOUR as of Mar 15, 2024 were 6.74M with a Short Ratio of 5.11, compared to 6.98M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10.81% and a Short% of Float of 12.70%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 18 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.66 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.81 and a low estimate of $0.5, while EPS last year was $0.51. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.89, with high estimates of $1.01 and low estimates of $0.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.03 and $3.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.65. EPS for the following year is $4.73, with 20 analysts recommending between $5.52 and $4.09.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $759.92M in revenue for the current quarter. 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 $547M, an estimated increase of 38.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $928.58M, an increase of 47.40% over than the figure of $38.90% in the same quarter last year. 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 $3.75B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.56B, up 46.00% from the average estimate. Based on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.75B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.32B and the low estimate is $4.3B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 26.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
