Shift4Payments (FOUR) Fell on Weaker Consumer Discretionary Spending

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy reported modest gains in the challenging environment, driven by monetary policy shifts, stabilizing earnings, and improving investor sentiment.  However, the strategy outperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which returned 2.8%. The firm believes that the Strategy is well-positioned to benefit from its fundamental, bottom-up philosophy even though near-term volatility exists. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR). Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) offers software and payment processing solutions. The one-month return of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) was -9.19%, and its shares lost 17.67% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On October 9, 2025, Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) stock closed at $79.37 per share, with a market capitalization of $7.019 billion.

ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

“Financials also proved a modest drag on performance, with several holdings under pressure from macro volatility and company-specific disappointments. Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR), a software and payment processing solutions company, saw a similar pullback by its customers in the restaurant and hospitality industries over weaker consumer discretionary spending.”

Is Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) the Top Stock to Buy According to Durable Capital Partners?

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 55 hedge fund portfolios held Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) at the end of the second quarter, up from 40 in the previous quarter.  While we acknowledge the risk and potential of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) and shared the list of best cheap growth stocks to buy according to analysts. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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