How to buy Shift4 Payments stock (FOUR)

Shift4 Payments is a software - infrastructure business based in the US. Shift4 Payments shares (FOUR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $99.13 – a decrease of 1.39% over the previous week. Shift4 Payments employs 3,030 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.1 billion.

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Shift4 Payments stock price (NYSE: FOUR)

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Shift4 Payments shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$99.13
52-week range	$55.87 - $116.84
50-day moving average more info button	$99.42
200-day moving average more info button	$78.99
Wall St. target price	$117.76
PE ratio more info button	55.0722
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.80

Is it a good time to buy Shift4 Payments stock?

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Shift4 Payments price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $103.49 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-12)	2.94%
1 month (2024-11-19)	1.41%
3 months (2024-09-19)	20.49%
6 months (2024-06-18)	49.90%

1 year (2023-12-19)	40.80%
2 years (2022-12-19)	99.67%
3 years (2021-12-17)	85.00%
5 years (2019-12-15)	N/A

Is Shift4 Payments stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Shift4 Payments stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Shift4 Payments's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Shift4 Payments's P/E ratio

Shift4 Payments's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 55x. In other words, Shift4 Payments shares trade at around 55x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Shift4 Payments's PEG ratio

Shift4 Payments's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.7839. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Shift4 Payments's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Shift4 Payments's EBITDA

Shift4 Payments's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $457.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Shift4 Payments's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Shift4 Payments financials

Revenue TTM	$3.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	9.42%
Gross profit TTM	$470.2 million
Return on assets TTM	3.92%
Return on equity TTM	21.95%
Profit margin	4.04%
Book value	$11.84
Market Capitalization more info button	$8.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shift4 Payments share dividends

We're not expecting Shift4 Payments to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Shift4 Payments share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Shift4 Payments's shares have ranged in value from as little as $55.87 up to $116.8446. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Shift4 Payments's is 1.635. This would suggest that Shift4 Payments's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Shift4 Payments overview

Shift4 Payments, Inc. provides software and payment processing solutions solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers payment platform, an omni-channel card acceptance and processing solutions across multiple payment types, including credit, debit, contactless card, Europay, MasterCard and Visa, QR Pay, and mobile wallets, as well as alternative payment methods. It also provides technology solutions, including SkyTab POS to scale business and improve operational efficiency; VenueNext that provides mobile ordering, countertop POS, self-service kiosk, and digital wallet to facilitate food and beverage, merchandise, and loyalty; Lighthouse, a cloud-based suite of business intelligence tools comprises customer engagement, social media management, online reputation management, scheduling and product pricing, as well as extensive reporting and analytics; SkyTab Mobile which offers pay-at-the-table, order-at-the-table, delivery, customer feedback, and email marketing; The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency donation marketplace; Shift4Shop, an ecommerce platform that creates a webstore and tools to manage product catalog, order fulfillment and inventory management, search-engine-optimization, and secure hosting; and Marketplace that enables integrations into third-party applications, as well as loyalty and inventory management. In addition, the company offers gateway, security, tokenization, risk management/underwriting, payment device management, chargeback management, fraud prevention, and loyalty and gift card. Further, it provides merchant underwriting, onboarding and activation, training, risk management, and support services; and software integrations and compliance management, and partner support and services. The company distributes its products through independent software vendors, internal sales and support network, enterprises, and value-added resellers.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Shift4 Payments is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.52% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by insiders and 106.209% by institutions. How many people work for Shift4 Payments?
Latest data suggests 3,030 work at Shift4 Payments. When does the fiscal year end for Shift4 Payments?
Shift4 Payments's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Shift4 Payments based?
Shift4 Payments's address is: 3501 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, PA, United States, 18034 What is Shift4 Payments's ISIN number?
Shift4 Payments's international securities identification number is: US82452J1097 What is Shift4 Payments's CUSIP number?
Shift4 Payments's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 037531100