Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. Sells 25,804 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. sold 25,804 shares of PayPal, reducing its holdings by 11.2% to 203,908 shares, valued at approximately $15.15 million.
• Other institutional investors like Vanguard, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs increased their positions in PayPal by significant percentages, indicating strong interest in the company.
• PayPal reported a quarterly EPS of $1.40, exceeding analysts' expectations, and set Q3 2025 guidance for EPS between 1.180-1.220.

Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 203,908 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 25,804 shares during the quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc.'s holdings in PayPal were worth $15,154,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of PayPal by 0.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 86,221,849 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $5,625,976,000 after purchasing an additional 276,339 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of PayPal by 19.1% during the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of PayPal by 14.9% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $620,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232,155 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of PayPal by 44.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $558,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,638,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the first quarter worth about $529,264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $67.86 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $64.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $69.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.33. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same period last year, the company 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. Equities analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PYPL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on PayPal in a report on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "sell" rating and a $68.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $84.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm's 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

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.

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