** Shares of payments firm Shift4 Payments slide 11% to $101.61
** President-elect Donald Trump taps FOUR CEO Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
** Benchmark believes FOUR President Taylor Lauber is the most likely candidate to succeed Isaacman as the CEO
** William Blair believes investors should add to FOUR given the weakness in stock as its believes franchise value outweighs uncertainty over around succession
** Brokerage says FOUR could again become an attractive acquisition candidate for potential strategic buyers, including payments firm Fiserv
** As of last close, FOUR shares up 53.6% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com))
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