Gotham Asset Management LLC Has $22.57 Million Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Gotham Asset Management LLC increased its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 23.6%, owning a total of 345,931 shares valued at approximately $22.57 million after acquiring an additional 66,069 shares in Q1.
• PayPal reported earnings of $1.40 EPS, exceeding expectations of $1.30, with revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, above analyst estimates of $8.08 billion.
• Analysts have a mixed outlook on PayPal stock, with seventeen rating it as a Buy and others as Hold, yielding an average price target of $85.00.

Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 23.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 345,931 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 66,069 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $22,572,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the period. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Tsfg LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 81.6% during the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on PYPL shares. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $85.00.

PayPal Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of PYPL stock traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $68.26. The company had a trading volume of 7,781,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,973,464. The company has a 50 day moving average of $71.66 and a 200 day moving average of $69.76. 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 firm has a market cap of $65.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.43. 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 posted its quarterly 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. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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 anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, 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 sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 over the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

PayPal Company 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.