The price of Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) closed at $72.31 in the last session, down -6.70% from day before closing price of $77.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5234620 shares were traded. FOUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $73.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.77.
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 7.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.27. 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:
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 4.83B and an Enterprise Value of 6.15B. As of this moment, Shift4’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 50.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.40 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.81.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FOUR is 1.61, which has changed by 4.12% over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 28.64% 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 76.41, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 64.93.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FOUR traded on average about 1.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.68M 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 101.66% stake in the company. Shares short for FOUR as of Feb 29, 2024 were 7.15M with a Short Ratio of 5.90, compared to 8.46M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11.46% and a Short% of Float of 13.47%.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 18 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.7 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.86 and a low estimate of $0.52, while EPS last year was $0.51. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.9, with high estimates of $1.03 and low estimates of $0.73.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.03 and $3.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.7. EPS for the following year is $4.75, with 20 analysts recommending between $5.51 and $4.09.
Revenue Estimates
According to 16 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $756.4M. It ranges from a high estimate of $842.9M 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 38.30% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $916.44M, an increase of 45.50% over than the figure of $38.30% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $999.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $837.75M.
A total of 17 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 $3.73B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.56B, up 45.30% from the average estimate. Based on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.32B and the low estimate is $4.24B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 26.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
