Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Buys Shares of 55,981 PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased 55,981 shares of PayPal Holdings, valued at approximately $3.65 million, during the first quarter as per their SEC filing.
• Another institutional investor, Nuveen LLC, established a new position in PayPal valued at about $529 million, while Goldman Sachs increased its stake by 44.6% during the same period.
• PayPal reported quarterly earnings of $1.40 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, along with revenue of $8.29 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion.

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 55,981 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,653,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in PayPal in the first quarter valued at about $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in PayPal by 44.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $558,499,000 after buying an additional 2,638,815 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in PayPal by 124.1% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,497,415 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $228,206,000 after buying an additional 1,936,520 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in PayPal by 19.1% in the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $733,294,000 after buying an additional 1,798,330 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,462,251 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $892,953,000 after acquiring an additional 1,669,908 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Up 3.5%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $69.90 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $66.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.42. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.26.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The business 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 last year, the company earned $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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on PYPL shares. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Macquarie restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley restated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $85.00.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total value of $304,824.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,550,894.92. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 26,898 shares of company stock valued at $1,909,636 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

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.

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