Dbs Bank Issues Pessimistic Forecast for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Price

Key Points

• DBS Bank cut its price target on PayPal from $75 to $70 and maintained a "hold" rating, implying roughly a 9.52% upside from the then-current share price.
• PayPal beat Q3 estimates with $1.34 EPS and $8.42 billion revenue, and set Q4 2025 guidance of 1.270–1.310 EPS and FY2025 guidance of 5.350–5.390 EPS.
• Shares traded down about 2.2% to $63.92; analysts' average price target is $82.56 and the street is mixed with 15 Buys, 18 Holds and 4 Sells, giving an overall consensus of Hold.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) had its price target cut by research analysts at Dbs Bank from $75.00 to $70.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a "hold" rating on the credit services provider's stock. Dbs Bank's price target indicates a potential upside of 9.52% from the stock's current price.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. HSBC boosted their target price on PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. JMP Securities lowered their target price on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of PayPal from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Mizuho set a $84.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $82.56.

PayPal Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of PYPL traded down $1.42 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $63.92. 2,245,848 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,121,477. PayPal has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.39. The firm has a market cap of $59.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.45.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,133,799.21. This trade represents a 28.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,472,271. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the second quarter worth approximately $921,570,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in PayPal during the first quarter worth approximately $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 44.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $558,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,638,815 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 35.9% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,177,536 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $548,520,000 after buying an additional 2,160,227 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1,066.0% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $156,532,000 after buying an additional 1,925,583 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

About PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.

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