Added to YB: 2026-08-14
Pitch date: 2026-08-11
FOUR [neutral]
Shift4 Payments, Inc.
+18.43%
current return
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Company Info
Shift4 Payments, Inc. engages in the provision of software and payment processing solutions in the United States and internationally.
Market Cap
$3.5B
Pitch Price
$40.53
Price Target
77.00 (+60%)
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
9.31
P/E
70.33
EV/Sales
1.84
Sector
Financial Services
Category
value
Quick Value #326 - Shift4 Payments (FOUR)
FOUR (watchlist): Payments roll-up in niche 'complex card-present' (restaurants, hotels, stadiums). $43, 6.9x EBITDA/8.2x '26 EPS. Faster-growing but stuck in levered-peer bucket (3.6x lev post-Global Blue). EPS growth stalling (~2%, 2H26 declines) despite 20%+ rev growth; mgmt keeps levering up for M&A. Bull: sticky integrated platform, cheap M&A-driven CAC, ROIC rising, buybacks, Up-C cleaned up. Upside $77 (80%) vs downside $33 (23%). Watching — no catalyst, wants EPS/FCF inflection.
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