Shift4 Payments Inc
Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) Covered Calls
Shift4 Payments Inc trades in the Software - Infrastructure industry with an IV Rank of 69.44%, average versus the past year. FOUR's highest covered call setup is the $55.00 strike expiring Nov 20, 2026, sorted by theoretical annualized return. It's 32.56% out of the money with 17 days to expiration, a 33.41% return until expiration, and a 717.24% theoretical annualized return. Across the setups shown, annualized returns run from 286.94% to 717.24% at strikes between $50.00 and $80.00, with 17 to 73 days to expiration, as of Nov 3, 2026.
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Running FOUR covered calls helps you generate income from Shift4 Payments Inc shares you already own, turning a long stock position into a yield producing asset. A covered call means holding the underlying stock and selling a call option against it, collecting premium in exchange for capping upside at the strike. Use our scanner to find the best FOUR covered calls in real time and filter for the strikes, expiries, and premiums that fit your strategy.
A covered call pairs limited risk with a clear income profile. If FOUR stays below the strike at expiration, you keep the premium and the shares. If it rises above, you deliver the stock at the strike and still pocket the premium. Selling FOUR covered calls works best when implied volatility is elevated, since richer premiums improve the risk reward. Key inputs include strike selection relative to delta, days to expiration, annualized return, and probability of assignment, all of which determine whether a given FOUR covered call is worth writing.
Shift4 Payments, Inc. provides integrated payment processing and technology solutions in the United States. It provides omni-channel card acceptance and processing solutions, including credit, debit, contactless card, Europay, Mastercard and visa, QR Pay, and mobile wallets, as well as alternative payment methods; merchant acquiring; proprietary omni-channel gateway; complementary software integrations; integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) solutions; security and risk management solutions; reporting and analytical tools; and web-store design, hosting, shopping cart management, and fulfillment integration, as well as tokenization, payment device and chargeback management, fraud prevention, and gift card solutions.
| 2026-11-20 | 17 | 55.00 | 32.56 | 0.35 | 0.50 | 1386.00 | 33.41 | 717.24 | -0.84 | +0.11 | 713 | 0.15 |
| 2026-12-18 | 45 | 70.00 | 68.72 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 2856.00 | 68.84 | 558.34 | -0.12 | +0.05 | 60 | 0.30 |
| 2026-11-20 | 17 | 50.00 | 20.51 | 0.90 | 1.15 | 941.00 | 22.68 | 486.96 | -2.17 | +0.22 | 710 | 0.25 |
| 2027-01-15 | 73 | 80.00 | 92.82 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 3861.00 | 93.06 | 465.29 | -0.24 | +0.03 | 2,359 | 0.10 |
| 2026-12-18 | 45 | 65.00 | 56.66 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 2371.00 | 57.15 | 463.52 | -0.48 | +0.07 | 150 | 0.20 |
| 2027-01-15 | 73 | 77.50 | 86.79 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 3611.00 | 87.03 | 435.17 | -0.24 | +0.04 | 67 | 0.25 |
| 2027-01-15 | 73 | 75.00 | 80.77 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 3361.00 | 81.01 | 405.04 | -0.24 | +0.04 | 632 | 0.15 |
| 2026-12-18 | 45 | 60.00 | 44.61 | 0.35 | 0.75 | 1886.00 | 45.46 | 368.70 | -0.84 | +0.11 | 405 | 0.40 |
| 2027-01-15 | 73 | 70.00 | 68.72 | 0.15 | 0.60 | 2866.00 | 69.08 | 345.38 | -0.36 | +0.07 | 1,156 | 0.45 |
| 2027-01-15 | 73 | 65.00 | 56.66 | 0.30 | 0.95 | 2381.00 | 57.39 | 286.94 | -0.72 | +0.11 | 1,219 | 0.65 |
As of Nov 3, 2026
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- IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
- SectorTechnology
- IV Rank69.44% Moderate
- Market cap (M$)3,379
- 52 weeks high-43.76%
- 52 weeks low23.81%
- Analyst recommendationBuy
2.11 - Target price$49.65
18.39% above the current stock price - Dividend—
- Payout ratio0.00%
- Earnings date2026-11-05
- P/E68.84
- Future P/E7.17
- EPS (ttm)0.62
- EPS growth next 5 years10.77%
As of Nov 5, 2026