Cooper Financial Group Has $1.38 Million Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Cooper Financial Group reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 26.3%, holding 18,612 shares valued at approximately $1.38 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• PayPal reported earnings of $1.40 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing expectations, with revenues of $8.29 billion, against the predicted $8.08 billion.
• Institutional ownership in PayPal stands at 68.32%, with several firms increasing their positions, including AQR Capital Management and Allianz SE.

Cooper Financial Group lessened its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 26.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,612 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 6,635 shares during the quarter. Cooper Financial Group's holdings in PayPal were worth $1,383,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased 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 buying an additional 476,763 shares during the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in PayPal during the second quarter worth approximately $325,000. Allianz SE increased 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 buying an additional 22,392 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in PayPal during the first quarter worth approximately $529,264,000. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in PayPal during the second quarter worth approximately $3,513,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $67.06 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market cap of $64.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.43. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.33. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $8.29 billion during 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 company posted $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, research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business'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 value of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value 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 trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on PYPL. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, JMP Securities decreased their target price on PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $84.50.

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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