Gradient Investments LLC Has $24.10 Million Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Gradient Investments LLC has reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 6.7%, now holding 324,218 shares valued at approximately $24.10 million.
• Institutional investors own 68.32% of PayPal's stock, with significant increases from firms like AQR Capital Management and Allianz SE boosting their holdings in the most recent quarter.
• PayPal's recent earnings report showed a positive EPS of $1.40, exceeding expectations and setting guidance for future earnings between 1.180 and 1.220 EPS for Q3 2025.

Gradient Investments LLC trimmed its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 6.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 324,218 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 23,311 shares during the quarter. Gradient Investments LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $24,096,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $224,001,000 after purchasing an additional 476,763 shares in the last quarter. Allianz SE boosted its holdings in PayPal by 281.8% during the first quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,980,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the first quarter valued at approximately $529,264,000. Clearline Capital LP boosted its holdings in PayPal by 179.8% during the first quarter. Clearline Capital LP now owns 300,340 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $19,597,000 after purchasing an additional 193,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voleon Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in PayPal during the first quarter valued at approximately $678,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on PYPL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley reissued a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. JMP Securities reduced their target price on PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $85.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

PayPal Stock Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $66.89 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $70.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.42. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. 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 $63.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.43.

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 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 firm 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 earned $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, analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

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.

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