Advisors Asset Management Inc. Sells 5,734 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Advisors Asset Management Inc. reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 2.1%, now holding 260,975 shares worth approximately $17.03 million.
• PayPal's stock opened at $69.25, with a market capitalization of $66.16 billion and a P/E ratio of 14.80.
• The company reported a Q2 EPS of $1.40, exceeding analyst expectations, and set EPS guidance of 1.180-1.220 for Q3 2025.

Advisors Asset Management Inc. lessened its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 2.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 260,975 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 5,734 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in PayPal were worth $17,029,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new stake in PayPal during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Tsfg LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 81.6% in the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its position in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ PYPL traded down $0.20 on Friday, reaching $68.26. 7,781,299 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,046,886. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $71.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.59, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 previous year, the firm earned $1.19 EPS. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. Analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PYPL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price objective on PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. JMP Securities cut their price objective on PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed 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 on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 over the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.