In the past week, FOUR stock has gone up by 13.23%, with a monthly gain of 16.68% and a quarterly surge of 20.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.33%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.62% for Shift4 Payments Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.39% for FOUR stock, with a simple moving average of 40.08% for the last 200 days.
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 62.71x. The 36-month beta value for FOUR is also noteworthy at 1.72. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FOUR is 67.29M, and at present, short sellers hold a 10.40% of that float. The average trading volume of FOUR on January 23, 2025 was 1.79M shares.
FOUR) stock’s latest price update
Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR)’s stock price has plunge by -0.40relation to previous closing price of 116.13. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 13.23% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. proactiveinvestors.co.uk reported 2025-01-21 that Shares in 4imprint Group Plc (AQSE:FOUR) bounced back from a recent one-year low after the producer of promotional products posted an upbeat trading update, with orders from existing customers offsetting softer new customer orders. The maker of tote bags, mugs, lip-balms etc with your brand emblazoned on them said revenue grew 3% last year, driven by 2% growth in both order count and order value.
Analysts’ Opinion of FOUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FOUR stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for FOUR by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for FOUR in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $112 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
FOUR Trading at 10.05% 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 -1.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.33%, as shares surge +14.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.02% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FOUR rose by +13.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +75.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $106.71. In addition, Shift4 Payments Inc saw 11.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FOUR starting from Disman Nancy, who sale 20,000 shares at the price of $100.61 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Disman Nancy now owns 162,959 shares of Shift4 Payments Inc, valued at $2,012,184 using the latest closing price.
Disman Nancy, the Officer of Shift4 Payments Inc, proposed sale 20,000 shares at $100.61 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Disman Nancy is holding shares at $2,012,184 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
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Shift4 Payments Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 20.94, with 3.30 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 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 366.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.98.
Conclusion
In summary, Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
