Shift4 Payments (FOUR) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) is expected to release its earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, February 18th. Analysts expect Shift4 Payments to post earnings of $1.16 per share and revenue of $1.00 billion for the quarter. Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

NYSE FOUR opened at $121.06 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $109.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.79, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.71, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.97. Shift4 Payments has a 1-year low of $55.87 and a 1-year high of $123.25.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. B. Riley upped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Shift4 Payments from $106.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Benchmark lowered Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered Shift4 Payments from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $112.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.24.

Insider Activity at Shift4 Payments

In related news, insider James J. Whalen sold 1,462 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.07, for a total value of $147,764.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 37,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,748,585.23. This trade represents a 3.79 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider David Taylor Lauber sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.71, for a total transaction of $568,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 210,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,884,216.95. The trade was a 2.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 11,462 shares of company stock valued at $1,211,364. Insiders own 30.57% of the company’s stock.

Shift4 Payments Company Profile

Shift4 Payments, Inc (NYSE FOUR) provides integrated payment processing and technology solutions in the United States. Its payments platform provides omni-channel card acceptance and processing solutions, including end-to-end payment processing for various payment types; merchant acquiring; proprietary omni-channel gateway; complementary software integrations; integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) solutions; security and risk management solutions; and reporting and analytical tools, as well as tokenization, risk management/underwriting, payment device and chargeback management, fraud prevention, and gift card solutions.