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Shift4 Payments, Inc. Class A

Stage 4 · Declining · week 5

As of Oct 22, 2026, Shift4 Payments is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 5 (since Sep 21, 2026). It closed at $40.17, 47.7% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. engages in the provision of software and payment processing solutions in the United States and internationally. More about the company

$40.17
+1.67% today
$3.2B · Mid cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 36w
S4 46w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S2 1w → S3 4w → S4 11w → S1 5w → S2 13w → S3 8w → S4 4w → S1 1w → S2 36w → S3 6w → S4 7w → S1 8w → S2 3w → S1 1w → S4 46w → S1 9w → S4 5w current
Total tracked: 165 weeks across 17 stage runs.

FOUR among Software - Infrastructure109th of 179 by relative strength

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#StockStageRS1M
1PAYSStage 2 · wk 2397+20.0%
2BANDStage 3 · wk 1197−31.5%
3USIOStage 2 · wk 1996+39.2%
4OKTAStage 2 · wk 1996−2.0%
5TWLOStage 2 · wk 2696−12.8%
6DOCNStage 2 · wk 396−34.8%
7GCTStage 2 · wk 996+12.6%
8FTNTStage 2 · wk 2495−3.2%
…109FOURStage 4 · wk 524+4.4%
vs 52W High
-47.7%
$35.58 lo$76.76 hi
47.7% below 52W high, deep Stage 4 damage
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 5
1w13w26w
Week 5, early Stage 4 decline
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
-14.8%
200 DMA: $47.13 · sloping down
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
1.03x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
Trend Health
↓
Short-term trend rolling over
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
+4.4%
3M
-16.9%
6M
-13.1%
YTD
-35.9%
1Y
-47.8%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2024-06-27
5 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2021-03-22.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S4
Wk 5 · Vol 1.03x
2026-10-21S4
Wk 5 · Vol 0.80x
2026-10-20S4
Wk 5 · Vol 0.95x
2026-10-19S4
Wk 5 · Vol 0.63x
2026-10-16S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.59x
2026-10-15S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.89x
2026-10-14S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.76x
2026-10-13S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.60x
2026-10-12S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.66x
2026-10-09S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.80x
2026-10-08S4
Wk 3 · Vol 1.18x
2026-10-07S4
Wk 3 · Vol 1.16x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$41.65
200 DMA
$47.13
52W High
$76.76
52W Low
$35.58
5D Low
$39.43
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$40.46
60d High
$55.61
120d High
$56.05
250d High
$76.76
Next resistance
+0.7%
to 20d High
P/E (TTM)
63.8
Forward 6.6
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-75.4%
Revenue +34.1%
ROE
+6.5%
Profit margin +2.2%
Dividend Yield
0.00%
P/B 5.2

Shift4 Payments: quick answers

What stage is Shift4 Payments in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Sep 21, 2026 and is in week 5. What the four stages mean

Is Shift4 Payments in an uptrend?

No. Shift4 Payments is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 14.8% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Shift4 Payments from its 52-week high?

Shift4 Payments closed at $40.17 on Oct 22, 2026, 47.7% below its 52-week high of $76.76. Its 52-week low is $35.58.

How has Shift4 Payments performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Shift4 Payments is down 47.8% over the past year and down 35.9% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Shift4 Payments in?

Shift4 Payments is in the Software - Infrastructure industry, part of the Information Technology sector.

About this companyInformation Technology· Software - Infrastructure

Shift4 Payments, Inc. engages in the provision of software and payment processing solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers a payments platform, which provides omnichannel 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 also 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, extensive reporting, and analytics; The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency donation marketplace; Shift4Shop, an e-commerce platform that creates a web store and tools to manage product catalog, order fulfillment and inventory management, search engine optimization, and secure hosting; and Marketplace, which enables integrations into third-party applications, as well as loyalty and inventory management. In addition, the company offers merchant operations and support services, including underwriting, onboarding, and activation; training; risk management; and support services. Further, it 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 networks, enterprises, and value-added resellers. Shift4 Payments, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

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