MBB Public Markets I LLC Makes New Investment in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new position in PayPal, purchasing 4,511 shares valued at approximately $294,000 during the first quarter.
• Insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock for about $288,801, resulting in a 7.91% decrease in her ownership stake.
• PayPal's stock has an average price target of $85.00 according to analysts, with 17 analysts rating it as a Buy and 14 as Hold.

MBB Public Markets I LLC purchased a new stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,511 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $294,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 86,221,849 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $5,625,976,000 after purchasing an additional 276,339 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 19.1% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $620,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232,155 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 44.6% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 1st quarter valued at about $529,264,000. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of PayPal stock traded down $0.38 on Friday, hitting $66.89. The company had a trading volume of 7,495,242 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,845,094. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $71.00 and a 200-day moving average of $69.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.19 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $85.00.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

PayPal Profile

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.