Shift4 Payments: Strong Buy On Inflection And Synergy Upside

  • We Initiate Shift4 Payments with Strong Buy and $216 PT, citing robust volume growth, operating leverage, and early-stage cross-sell synergies. Shift4's margin expansion is accelerating, driven by disciplined integration of acquisitions and a scalable SaaS/payments platform, supporting sustained EBITDA outperformance. Valuation disconnect presents 135% upside; current multiples discount durable growth, margin leadership, and a deep enterprise backlog not fully reflected in peer comps.