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Shift4 Payments Inc. Class A Common Stock (FOUR)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary

$39.43as of 10/16/2026

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October 16, 2026

Shift4 Payments lowers guidance after Q2, analysts cut targets. Shift4 Payments reported strong second-quarter results but issued lower forward guidance, prompting several analysts to reduce their price targets to $50. The company's stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, reflecting market caution despite the recent earnings beat. This divergence between strong current performance and conservative future outlook is driving the recent volatility in the payment processing sector.

Active signals

Resistance level
$42.26
Industry
Business Services

What FOUR's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike33+2.2%64%
Bollinger Band Breakdown22+2.0%59%
Bollinger Band Breakout21+2.0%67%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now13-5.0%38%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.3%51%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About FOUR

Shift4 Payments, Inc. engages in the provision of software and payment processing solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers a payments platform, which provides omnichannel 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, such…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Business Services
Employees
6,300

Fundamentals

1-day range
$38.12$39.63
Market cap
$3.44B
P/E (trailing)
29.51
P/E (forward)
6.45
EPS (trailing)
$1.27
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.50
Avg. volume
1.87M
Ex-dividend date
October 15, 2026
52-week range
$34.56$78.22
Next earnings: November 5, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.37Before Openconfirmed

How Shift4 Payments Inc. Class A Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$4.18BNet Income$119.00M (3%)Other$3.33B (80%)SG&A$682.00M (16%)Tax$48.00M (1%)FOUR

Source: 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Operating Income$351.00M(8%)

Forecasts

22 analyst ratings

Buy 57%
Hold 43%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$94
+138.4%
Median
$49.5
+25.6%
Low
$40
+1.5%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
430.9K
Disposed
19.3K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
75.42M
Total value held
$3.24B
Institutional holders
357
Top holders this quarter
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