Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR)

Shift4 Payments Inc [FOUR] stock prices are up 2.61% to $85.43 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FOUR shares have gain 4.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.12%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Shift4 Payments Inc [NYSE: FOUR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 10, 2025, when Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Strong Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $140 for it. Previously, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock with Hold rating on February 03, 2025, and set its price target to $120. On December 09, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform but maintained its price target of $112 on the stock. The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to a Hold. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Barclays started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on October 09, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $120. In a note dated October 01, 2024, Oppenheimer initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $109 on this stock.

The stock price of Shift4 Payments Inc [FOUR] has been fluctuating between $56.10 and $127.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $120.33 within the next 12 months. Shift4 Payments Inc [NYSE: FOUR] shares were valued at $85.43 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 40.85% based on the average FOUR price forecast.

Analyzing the FOUR fundamentals

The Shift4 Payments Inc [NYSE:FOUR] reported sales of 3.47B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 19.92%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.27% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.28 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 3.58.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 83.68 points at the first support level, and at 81.93 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 87.09, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.75.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Shift4 Payments Inc [NYSE:FOUR]’s Current Ratio is 1.36. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.36, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.86. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.18, the price to book ratio is 7.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.89.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Disman Nancy, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Mar 14 ’25 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Disman Nancy completed a deal on Mar 14 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Frankel Jordan sold 12500.0 shares on Mar 10 ’25.

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