Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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FOUR Stock Forecast


Shift4 Payments stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $78.44 (represents a -6.55% downside from FOUR’s last price of $83.94) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 17 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

FOUR Price Target


The average price target for Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is $78.44 based on 1-year price targets from 17 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $115.00 to $53.00. This represents a potential -6.55% downside from FOUR's last price of $83.94.

FOUR Analyst Ratings


Buy

According to 17 Wall Street analysts, Shift4 Payments's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for FOUR stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 17 'Buy' (100.00%), 0 'Hold' (0.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Shift4 Payments Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Aug 09, 2024James FaucetteMorgan Stanley$70.00$70.70-0.99%-16.61%
Aug 08, 2024Andrew HarteBTIG$90.00$70.7027.30%7.22%
Aug 08, 2024Daniel PerlinRBC Capital$94.00$70.7032.96%11.98%
May 23, 2024Moshe KatriWedbush$75.00$64.0617.08%-10.65%
May 13, 2024Dan DolevMizuho Securities$75.00$65.9513.72%-10.65%
May 10, 2024Andrew BauchWells Fargo$75.00$61.0322.89%-10.65%
Apr 19, 2024Dominic BallRedburn Partners$53.00$61.90-14.38%-36.86%
Feb 28, 2024Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler$93.00$85.908.27%10.79%
Feb 28, 2024Dan DolevMizuho Securities$85.00$85.90-1.05%1.26%
Jul 25, 2023Dan DolevMizuho Securities$80.00$67.2818.91%-4.69%
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The latest Shift4 Payments stock forecast, released on Aug 09, 2024 by James Faucette from Morgan Stanley, set a price target of $70.00, which represents a -0.99% decrease from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($70.70), and a -16.61% decrease from FOUR last price ($83.94).

Shift4 Payments Price Target by Period


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# Anlaysts-39
Avg Price Target-$84.67$78.89
Last Closing Price$83.94$83.94$83.94
Upside/Downside-100.00%0.87%-6.02%

In the current month, the average price target of Shift4 Payments stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Shift4 Payments's last price of $83.94. This month's average price target is down -100.00% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Sep 04, 2024StephensBuyBuyHold
Sep 04, 2024Morgan StanleyUnderperformUnderperformHold
Sep 04, 2024William Blair-OutperformInitialise
Aug 09, 2024Morgan StanleyEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Aug 08, 2024BTIGBuyBuyHold
Aug 08, 2024RBC CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Jul 17, 2024CitigroupBuyBuyHold
Jul 11, 2024WedbushUnderperformUnderperformHold
Jul 11, 2024Wells FargoBuyBuyHold
Jun 03, 2024CitigroupBuyBuyHold
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Shift4 Payments's last stock rating was published by Stephens on Sep 04, 2024. The company gave FOUR a "Buy" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Shift4 Payments Financial Forecast


Shift4 Payments Revenue Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
Revenue----------------$-1.86B$675.40M$-400.00K$547.00M$537.70M$547.30M-$401.90M$399.40M$377.80M$351.00M$239.30M$210.90M$214.80M
Avg Forecast$709.50M$664.70M$580.70M$504.70M$589.67M$540.33M$501.10M$422.40M$494.83M$456.96M$414.96M$359.66M$404.02M$371.07M$314.10M$267.81M$280.36M$250.53M$224.15M$192.09M$197.98M$193.10M$172.03M$141.01M$143.96M$144.85M$121.47M$97.69M$86.81M$87.76M
High Forecast$760.25M$712.24M$622.24M$540.80M$631.85M$578.97M$536.94M$452.61M$530.22M$489.65M$444.64M$385.38M$432.92M$375.80M$336.57M$286.96M$283.43M$268.45M$240.19M$205.83M$212.15M$206.91M$172.03M$158.37M$161.68M$162.69M$136.43M$109.72M$97.50M$98.56M
Low Forecast$680.23M$637.28M$556.74M$483.88M$565.35M$518.03M$480.43M$404.97M$474.41M$438.11M$397.84M$344.82M$387.35M$357.27M$301.14M$256.76M$275.71M$240.19M$214.91M$184.17M$189.82M$185.13M$172.03M$129.61M$132.32M$133.14M$111.65M$89.79M$79.79M$80.66M
# Analysts99999999888891099109998848655855
Surprise %-----------------6.63%2.70%-0.00%2.85%2.72%2.83%-2.85%2.77%2.61%2.89%2.45%2.43%2.45%

Shift4 Payments's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 9 analysts is $267.81M, with a low forecast of $256.76M, and a high forecast of $286.96M. FOUR's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -114.40% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $-1.86B (Dec 23).

Shift4 Payments EBITDA Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts99999999888891099109998848655855
EBITDA----------------$-2.07B$116.80M$-449.70M$70.60M$83.40M$61.70M-$17.60M$27.00M$25.00M$29.30M$-200.00K$96.60M$25.70M
Avg Forecast$60.42M$56.61M$49.46M$42.98M$50.22M$46.02M$42.68M$35.97M$42.14M$38.92M$35.34M$30.63M$34.41M$31.60M$26.75M$22.81M$23.88M$21.34M$19.09M$16.36M$16.86M$29.76M$14.65M$13.13M$12.26M$23.53M$40.33M$-2.70M$7.39M$30.84M
High Forecast$64.75M$60.66M$52.99M$46.06M$53.81M$49.31M$45.73M$38.55M$45.16M$41.70M$37.87M$32.82M$36.87M$32.01M$28.66M$24.44M$24.14M$22.86M$20.46M$17.53M$18.07M$35.72M$14.65M$15.75M$13.77M$28.24M$48.40M$-2.16M$8.30M$37.01M
Low Forecast$57.93M$54.27M$47.42M$41.21M$48.15M$44.12M$40.92M$34.49M$40.40M$37.31M$33.88M$29.37M$32.99M$30.43M$25.65M$21.87M$23.48M$20.46M$18.30M$15.68M$16.17M$23.81M$14.65M$10.50M$11.27M$18.82M$32.26M$-3.24M$6.80M$24.67M
Surprise %-----------------86.63%5.47%-23.56%4.32%4.95%2.07%-1.34%2.20%1.06%0.73%0.07%13.07%0.83%

10 analysts predict FOUR's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $23.88M, with a high of $24.14M and a low of $23.48M. This is -79.56% lower than Shift4 Payments's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $116.80M.

Shift4 Payments Net Income Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts99999999888891099109998848655855
Net Income----------------$8.10M$32.60M$25.10M$20.40M$29.20M$43.10M-$-13.20M$-13.70M$-9.20M$3.20M$-32.80M$65.80M$-5.00M
Avg Forecast$120.39M$112.32M$86.09M$63.22M$123.11M$105.41M$93.01M$74.26M$104.59M$93.31M$79.18M$60.92M$83.55M$72.19M$58.26M$41.68M$54.95M$46.59M$35.64M$24.31M$25.96M$-10.95M$16.60M$-4.23M$11.89M$-8.66M$4.40M$-442.80M$-2.59M$-6.00M
High Forecast$131.58M$122.76M$94.09M$69.10M$134.55M$115.21M$101.65M$81.17M$114.31M$101.99M$86.55M$66.58M$91.32M$79.99M$63.67M$45.56M$58.30M$50.92M$38.96M$26.57M$28.37M$-8.76M$16.60M$-3.38M$13.80M$-6.93M$5.29M$-354.24M$-2.32M$-4.80M
Low Forecast$113.93M$106.29M$81.47M$59.83M$116.50M$99.76M$88.02M$70.28M$98.98M$88.31M$74.94M$57.65M$79.07M$68.28M$55.13M$39.45M$44.23M$44.09M$33.73M$23.00M$24.56M$-13.14M$16.60M$-5.07M$10.64M$-10.39M$3.52M$-531.36M$-3.01M$-7.20M
Surprise %----------------0.15%0.70%0.70%0.84%1.12%-3.93%-3.12%-1.15%1.06%0.73%0.07%-25.40%0.83%

Shift4 Payments's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $41.68M, with a range of $39.45M to $45.56M. FOUR's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 414.59% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $8.10M (Dec 23).

Shift4 Payments SG&A Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts99999999888891099109998848655855
SG&A----------------$41.70M$86.70M$83.50M$94.30M$81.50M$90.10M-$77.60M$72.80M$54.90M$57.70M$79.80M$39.00M$39.20M
Avg Forecast$134.27M$125.79M$109.89M$95.51M$111.59M$102.25M$94.83M$79.94M$93.64M$86.48M$78.53M$68.06M$76.46M$70.22M$59.44M$50.68M$53.06M$47.41M$42.42M$36.35M$37.47M$65.36M$32.55M$43.72M$26.91M$51.67M$79.42M$18.26M$16.23M$47.04M
High Forecast$143.87M$134.79M$117.75M$102.34M$119.57M$109.57M$101.61M$85.65M$100.34M$92.66M$84.15M$72.93M$81.93M$71.12M$63.69M$54.31M$53.64M$50.80M$45.45M$38.95M$40.15M$78.44M$32.55M$52.46M$30.23M$62.00M$95.31M$20.51M$18.23M$56.45M
Low Forecast$128.73M$120.60M$105.36M$91.57M$106.99M$98.03M$90.92M$76.64M$89.78M$82.91M$75.29M$65.25M$73.30M$67.61M$56.99M$48.59M$52.18M$45.46M$40.67M$34.85M$35.92M$52.29M$32.55M$34.98M$24.74M$41.34M$63.54M$16.79M$14.92M$37.63M
Surprise %----------------0.79%1.83%1.97%2.59%2.18%1.38%-1.77%2.71%1.06%0.73%4.37%2.40%0.83%

Shift4 Payments's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $50.68M, based on 9 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $48.59M to $54.31M. The forecast indicates a 21.54% rise compared to FOUR last annual SG&A of $41.70M (Dec 23).

Shift4 Payments EPS Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts99999999888891099109998848655855
EPS-----------------$0.56$0.44$0.35$0.74$0.78-$-0.23$-0.25$-0.16$0.06$-0.62$1.55$-0.12
Avg Forecast$1.79$1.67$1.28$0.94$1.83$1.57$1.38$1.10$1.56$1.39$1.18$0.91$1.24$1.07$0.87$0.62$0.82$0.69$0.53$0.36$0.39$0.43$0.25$0.08$0.18$0.25$0.15$-0.20$-0.04$-0.02
High Forecast$1.96$1.83$1.40$1.03$2.00$1.71$1.51$1.21$1.70$1.52$1.29$0.99$1.36$1.19$0.95$0.68$0.87$0.76$0.58$0.40$0.42$0.47$0.25$0.09$0.21$0.29$0.17$-0.18$-0.04$-0.02
Low Forecast$1.69$1.58$1.21$0.89$1.73$1.48$1.31$1.04$1.47$1.31$1.11$0.86$1.18$1.02$0.82$0.59$0.66$0.66$0.50$0.34$0.37$0.41$0.25$0.07$0.16$0.22$0.13$-0.23$-0.05$-0.02
Surprise %-----------------0.81%0.83%0.97%1.92%1.80%--3.05%-1.36%-0.66%0.41%3.14%-38.68%7.03%

According to 10 Wall Street analysts, Shift4 Payments's projected average Quarter EPS for Dec 23 is $0.82, with a low estimate of $0.66 and a high estimate of $0.87. This represents a 45.90% increase compared to FOUR previous annual EPS of $0.56 (Sep 23).

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NEWRNew Relic$86.99$86.38-0.70%Buy
FOURShift4 Payments$83.94$78.44-6.55%Buy

FOUR Forecast FAQ


Yes, according to 17 Wall Street analysts, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 17 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 100.00% of FOUR's total ratings.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) average price target is $78.44 with a range of $53 to $115, implying a -6.55% from its last price of $83.94. The data is based on 17 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for FOUR stock, the company can go down by -6.55% (from the last price of $83.94 to the average price target of $78.44), up by 37.00% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -36.86% based on the lowest stock price target.

FOUR's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $78.44 does not support the claim that Shift4 Payments can reach $130 in the near future.

Shift4 Payments's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $2.05B (high $2.2B, low $1.97B), average EBITDA is $174.89M (high $187.4M, low $167.67M), average net income is $395.78M (high $432.59M, low $374.56M), average SG&A $388.61M (high $416.41M, low $372.58M), and average EPS is $5.88 (high $6.43, low $5.57). FOUR's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $2.46B (high $2.64B, low $2.36B), average EBITDA is $209.47M (high $224.45M, low $200.83M), average net income is $382.01M (high $417.53M, low $361.52M), average SG&A $465.46M (high $498.76M, low $446.26M), and average EPS is $5.68 (high $6.21, low $5.38).

Based on Shift4 Payments's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $1.99B, beating the average analysts forecast of $704.12M by 183.14%. Apple's EBITDA was $216.8M, beating the average prediction of $74.4M by 191.38%. The company's net income was $75.1M, beating the average estimation of $27.37M by 174.36%. Apple's SG&A was $315.6M, beating the average forecast of $179.11M by 76.21%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $1.34, beating the average prediction of $1.14 by 17.47%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Shift4 Payments's revenue was $-1.859B, missing the average analysts' forecast of $280.36M by -763.21%. The company's EBITDA was $-2.068B, missing the average prediction of $23.88M by -8762.74%. Shift4 Payments's net income was $8.1M, missing the average estimation of $54.95M by -85.26%. The company's SG&A was $41.7M, missing the average forecast of $53.06M by -21.40%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0, missing the average prediction of $0.817 by -100.00%