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In the latest session, Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed at $103.70 down -17.48% from its previous closing price of $125.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$17.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.83 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Shift4 Payments Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.08. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 56.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.76.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FOUR has reached a high of $127.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.02%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 70.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.24M. Insiders hold about 4.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.65% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 17.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.05, with high estimates of $1.13 and low estimates of $0.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.9 and $3.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.41. EPS for the following year is $5.66, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $7.65 and $4.69.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $917.57M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.01B to a low estimate of $816.7M. As of the current estimate, Shift4 Payments Inc’s year-ago sales were $707.4MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.04B. There is a high estimate of $1.11B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $938.2M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FOUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.68B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.78B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.3B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.33BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.27B and the low estimate is $4.38B.
