MAI Capital Management Has $1.49 Million Stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• MAI Capital Management decreased its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 48.9%, now holding shares worth approximately $1.49 million as of its latest SEC filing.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed opinions on PayPal, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.00, despite some analysts lowering their target prices recently.
• PayPal reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $1.40, surpassing analyst estimates, and projected future EPS guidance between 1.180-1.220 for Q3 2025.

MAI Capital Management lessened its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 48.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,892 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 21,921 shares during the quarter. MAI Capital Management's holdings in PayPal were worth $1,494,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in PYPL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 726.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new position in PayPal during the first quarter worth $28,000. Tsfg LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 81.6% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its holdings in PayPal by 41.2% during 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JMP Securities lowered their target price on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Macquarie restated an "outperform" rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen equities 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.00.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL traded up $0.39 on Wednesday, hitting $69.64. The company had a trading volume of 8,864,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,673,607. 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 50 day moving average price of $71.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.89. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The stock has a market cap of $66.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The business had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the prior 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. Analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total value of $304,824.88. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,550,894.92. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total transaction of $277,035.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,976 shares in the company, valued at $1,020,248. This trade represents a 21.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 26,898 shares of company stock valued at $1,909,636. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.