Callan Family Office LLC Acquires 18,475 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Callan Family Office LLC significantly increased its stakes in PayPal, acquiring an additional 18,475 shares, leading to a total of 28,481 shares valued at approximately $2.12 million.
• PayPal reported better-than-expected earnings for the quarter, with $1.40 EPS, surpassing analyst estimates of $1.30 and generating $8.29 billion in revenue, compared to the expected $8.08 billion.
• The stock currently has an average price target of $84.66, with most analysts rating it as a "Hold," but several firms have issued optimistic targets ranging from $70.00 to $96.00.

Callan Family Office LLC grew its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 184.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 28,481 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 18,475 shares during the quarter. Callan Family Office LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $2,117,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in PayPal by 15.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $224,001,000 after purchasing an additional 476,763 shares during the period. Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in PayPal during the second quarter worth about $325,000. Allianz SE lifted its position in PayPal by 281.8% during the first quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,980,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in PayPal during the first quarter worth about $529,264,000. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in PayPal during the second quarter worth about $3,513,000. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

PayPal stock opened at $69.90 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $68.92 and a 200-day moving average of $69.42. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The company has a market capitalization of $66.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. On average, equities research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, 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 transaction of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on shares of PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $84.66.

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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