FCG Investment Co Cuts Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• FCG Investment Co reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 34.6% during the second quarter, now holding 12,410 shares valued at approximately $922,000.
• Multiple institutional investors have increased their stakes in PayPal, with Evermay Wealth Management raising its ownership by 726% and Crewe Advisors LLC increasing by 1,461.8%.
• PayPal recently reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.40, exceeding estimates, and set a Q3 2025 guidance of 1.180-1.220 EPS.

FCG Investment Co trimmed its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 34.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,410 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 6,577 shares during the period. FCG Investment Co's holdings in PayPal were worth $922,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 726.0% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in PayPal in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Tsfg LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 81.6% in the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd raised its stake in PayPal by 41.2% in the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 1,461.8% in the first quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

PayPal Trading Down 1.7%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $66.74 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $63.76 billion, a PE ratio of 14.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.43. 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.32. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.66.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on PYPL shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. JMP Securities dropped their price target 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. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Truist Financial initiated coverage on PayPal in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a "sell" rating and a $68.00 price target on the stock. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus 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 PayPal stock in a transaction 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 over the last 90 days. Company 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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