Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR)’s stock price has decreased by -1.08 compared to its previous closing price of 95.18. However, the company has seen a 3.84% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. cnbc.com reported 2025-06-04 that Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman, who had been President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, told investors in a letter on Wednesday that he’s giving up his CEO role. Trump withdrew Isaacman’s nomination over the weekend “after a thorough review of prior associations,” according to a post on Truth Social.
Is It Worth Investing in Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) Right Now?
Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for FOUR is at 1.82. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FOUR is 65.93M, and currently, shorts hold a 18.58% of that float. The average trading volume for FOUR on June 05, 2025 was 1.98M shares.
FOUR’s Market Performance
FOUR stock saw an increase of 3.84% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 13.93% and a quarterly increase of -0.51%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.43%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.01% for Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.28% for FOUR stock, with a simple moving average of -0.22% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FOUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FOUR stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for FOUR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for FOUR in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $97 based on the research report published on June 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FOUR reach a price target of $140. The rating they have provided for FOUR stocks is “Strong Buy” according to the report published on March 10th, 2025.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to FOUR, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on February 03rd of the current year.
FOUR Trading at 11.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FOUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.16% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FOUR starting from Lauber David Taylor, who proposed sale 2,500 shares at the price of $94.47 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Lauber David Taylor now owns shares of Shift4 Payments Inc, valued at $236,175 using the latest closing price.
Disman Nancy, the Chief Financial Officer of Shift4 Payments Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $84.98 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that Disman Nancy is holding 177,622 shares at $849,790 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FOUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Shift4 Payments Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 30.28, with 5.33 for asset returns.
Based on Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 356.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.69. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.36.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
