Brookwood Investment Group LLC Purchases Shares of 22,968 PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Brookwood Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake of 22,968 shares in PayPal during Q4, valued at about $1.341 million per its 13F filing.
• Company insiders have been net sellers—87,608 shares sold over the past three months (including EVP Frank Keller's 29,581‑share sale), leaving insiders with only 0.08% ownership.
• Market sentiment is mixed: PayPal missed recent EPS and revenue estimates and the consensus rating is a Hold with a $57.41 target, while partnerships with Canva and Meta could boost volumes amid risks from prominent institutional selling and ongoing securities‑class action activity.

Brookwood Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 22,968 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,341,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in PayPal in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Total Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in PayPal in the 2nd quarter worth $38,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in PayPal by 285.3% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 524 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dagco Inc. lifted its position in PayPal by 1,250.0% in the third quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 540 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about PayPal

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal expanded merchant access by integrating PayPal Payment Links into Canva, letting 265M monthly Canva users accept payments directly from designs — a meaningful distribution channel for creators and small businesses that could boost payment volume over time. PayPal Brings Payment Links to Canva Creators
• Positive Sentiment: Meta is rolling out integrated payments and a PayPal partnership for one‑tap shopping, which supports PayPal’s push into social commerce and could increase checkout volume via large social channels. Meta’s Growing Role In Social Commerce Brings Fresh Regulatory Scrutiny
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup raised its price target on PYPL to $48 while keeping a "neutral" rating — a modest positive signal on valuation but not a bullish analyst re‑rating. Citigroup adjusts price target on PayPal
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus analyst coverage remains cautious: the average target implies roughly mid‑teens upside but many analysts still rate PYPL a "Hold," reflecting recovery potential tempered by execution risk. Analysts Still Rate PayPal a “Hold” Despite Seeing 14% Upside
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile selling: reports say billionaire Steve Cohen exited PayPal among other names — institutional selling by prominent investors can weigh on sentiment and signal reallocations away from PYPL. Billionaire Steve Cohen Pours $892,422,000 Into Four Stocks After Dumping Walmart, PayPal and Confluent
• Negative Sentiment: Active manager exits: ClearBridge’s Large Cap Growth Strategy disclosed it exited PYPL citing turnaround challenges — another signal that some fund managers lack confidence in near‑term operational fixes. ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Strategy exited PayPal due to turnaround challenges
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead‑plaintiff interest in securities‑class actions against PayPal, with April 20 lead‑plaintiff deadlines — ongoing litigation risk and potential settlements can pressure sentiment and add uncertainty. Class action notices and lead plaintiff deadlines

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, EVP Frank Keller sold 29,581 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total value of $1,361,317.62. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 51,567 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,373,113.34. This represents a 36.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 2,208 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.73, for a total value of $98,763.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,992.20. This represents a 65.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 87,608 shares of company stock valued at $3,831,535. Insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $45.98 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $41.37 billion, a PE ratio of 8.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $38.46 and a fifty-two week high of $79.50. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $44.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.72.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The credit services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.06). PayPal had a return on equity of 25.42% and a net margin of 15.77%.The business had revenue of $8.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.82 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.19 EPS. PayPal's revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. PayPal's dividend payout ratio is currently 10.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on PYPL. Stephens decreased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $65.00 to $45.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen reissued a "hold" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on PayPal from $76.00 to $74.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Argus reduced their target price on PayPal from $87.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of PayPal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, January 18th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $57.41.

PayPal Company Profile

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal's platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal's portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree's developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.

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