The stock of Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) has increased by 4.65% when compared to last closing price of $98.54.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-07-03 that CENTER VALLEY, Pa. & SIGNY, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shift4 Payments, Inc. (“Shift4”) (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, and Global Blue Group Holding AG (“Global Blue”) (NYSE: GB), the leading specialty payments and technology platform enabling tax-free shopping, dynamic currency conversion, and payments solutions to the world’s largest retail brands, today announced the successful completion of the tender offer by GT Holding 1 GmbH, an indirect wholl.
Is It Worth Investing in Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) is above average at 34.88x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.81.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 3 as “overweight”, 6 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for FOUR is 65.89M, and currently, short sellers hold a 17.56% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of FOUR on July 03, 2025 was 1.85M shares.
FOUR’s Market Performance
The stock of Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) has seen a 5.18% increase in the past week, with a 8.34% rise in the past month, and a 20.16% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.19%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.99% for FOUR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.20% for FOUR’s stock, with a simple moving average of 7.49% 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.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to FOUR, setting the target price at $112 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
FOUR Trading at 13.72% 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 -19.12% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.19%, as shares surge +9.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +33.73% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FOUR rose by +5.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.30. In addition, Shift4 Payments Inc saw 39.65% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Goldsmith-Grover Sarah, the Director of Shift4 Payments Inc, proposed sale 2,957 shares at $100.00 during a trade that took place back on Jun 30 ’25, which means that Goldsmith-Grover Sarah is holding N/A shares at $295,700 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 3.97. 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 a nutshell, Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
