Fiduciary Alliance LLC Acquires 32,085 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Fiduciary Alliance LLC has increased its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 27.3%, acquiring an additional 32,085 shares, bringing its total holdings to 149,654 shares worth approximately $11.1 million.
• Insider activity includes the sale of 15,102 shares by company insiders in the last quarter, indicating significant movement of stock ownership among PayPal executives.
• PayPal reported a strong quarterly performance with earnings per share of $1.40 and revenue of $8.29 billion, exceeding analyst expectations.

Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 27.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 149,654 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 32,085 shares during the quarter. PayPal accounts for 0.8% of Fiduciary Alliance LLC's holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Fiduciary Alliance LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $11,122,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its holdings in PayPal by 41.2% in the 1st quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $613,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,334,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. DMC Group LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 2.0% in the first quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 7,948 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $519,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC raised its position in PayPal by 4.5% during the first quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC now owns 3,590 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

PayPal Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $67.11 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.40. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33.

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 firm had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 firm 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. Research analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on PayPal in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "sell" rating and a $68.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, JMP Securities reduced their price target on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00.

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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