FOURShift4 Payments, Inc.
What is the market doing?
The market is leaning against it: in a downtrend (−19% vs 200-day) and heavily shorted (+13% of shares).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −19% vs its 200-day average.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How FOUR is trading
Shift4 Payments, Inc. is −54% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 72 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $16M more stock than they sold.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −19%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 54
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 53%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $39.98
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −7.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −54%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −48%
- vs 50-day average$43.27
- −7.6%
- 52-week high
- $85.68
- 52-week low
- $35.58
- Annualised volatility
- 58%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- $16M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −37% |
| 2025 | −39% |
| 2024 | +40% |
| 2023 | +33% |
| 2022 | −3.5% |
| 2021 | −23% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 2 of 6 | −0.41% |
| Feb | 6 | 3 of 6 | −1.7% |
| Mar | 6 | 3 of 6 | +0.78% |
| Apr | 6 | 3 of 6 | −2.7% |
| May | 6 | 3 of 6 | +1.1% |
| Jun | 6 | 4 of 6 | −1.2% |
| Jul | 7 | 5 of 7 | +5.4% |
| Aug | 7 | 3 of 7 | +2.8% |
| Sep | 7 | 1 of 7 | −5.7% |
| Oct | 7 | 4 of 7 | −4.0% |
| Nov | 6 | 5 of 6 | +14% |
| Dec | 6 | 4 of 6 | +7.3% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Software, Infrastructure
Ranks #19 of 80 by RyuScore