Why Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s (FOUR) Stock Is Down 6.08%

By Jenna Brashear
December 03, 2025
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Shift4 Payments, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for FOUR from analysts
  • FOUR’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR)

Before we jump into Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. engages in the provision of software and payment processing solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers payments platform, which provides 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, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, and WeChat Pay. It provides technology solutions, such as SkyTab POS, which provides purpose-built POS workstations; SkyTab Mobile, which provides pay-at-the-table, order-at-the-table, delivery, customer feedback, and email marketing solutions; SkyTab Venue, which provides mobile ordering, countertop POS, self-service kiosk, and digital wallet solutions; Lighthouse, a cloud-based suite of business intelligence tools that includes customer engagement, social media management, online reputation management, scheduling and product pricing, as well as extensive reporting and analytics; 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 provides merchant operations and support services, including underwriting, onboarding, and activation; training; risk management; and support. It also provides software partner operations and support services, including software integrations and compliance management; partner support; and partner services. The company distributes its products through independent software vendors, internal sales and support network, enterprises, and value-added resellers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

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Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of December 03, 2025, 11:32 AM, CST, Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock price was $71.496.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. is up 1% from its previous closing price of $70.790.

During the last market session, Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock traded between $70.595 and $73.250. Currently, there are approximately 68.56 million shares outstanding for Shift4 Payments, Inc..

Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 33.0, which is high compared to the Financial Services industry median of 13.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. Stock Price History

Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s (FOUR) price is currently down 3.1% so far this month.

During the month of December, Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $75.080 and a low of $70.595.

Over the last year, Shift4 Payments, Inc. has hit prices as high as $127.500 and as low as $61.230. Year to date, Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock is down 31.11%.

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What Caused Shift4 Payments, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of December 02, 2025, there were 7 analysts who downgraded Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock and 2 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Shift4 Payments, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of December 02, 2025, Shift4 Payments, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -15.70%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 15 and is considered to be Very Weak.

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Shift4 Payments, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of December 3, 2025, Shift4 Payments, Inc.’s stock price is $71.496, which is up 1% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Shift4 Payments, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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