MFA Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 16,347 PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• MFA Wealth Advisors LLC has acquired 16,347 shares of PayPal Holdings, valued at around $1.215 million, as disclosed in their Form 13F filing with the SEC.
• PayPal's stock has seen analyst ratings shift, with firms like Macquarie and Wall Street Zen recently upgrading their outlook, setting price targets as high as $95.00.
• In recent insider trading activity, EVP Diego Scotti and CAO Chris Natali sold shares, collectively valued at approximately $757,000, leading to a notable decrease in their ownership stakes.

MFA Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 16,347 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,215,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 1.5% during the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $613,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 0.8% during the first quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. DMC Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 2.0% during the first quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 7,948 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $519,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 worth $234,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm'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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

PayPal Stock Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $67.68 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.66 billion, a PE ratio of 14.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.43. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $70.01 and a 200-day moving average of $69.36. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion during 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 prior year, the company 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. Analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on PYPL. Macquarie restated an "outperform" rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. JMP Securities reduced their price objective on PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Morgan Stanley restated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $84.50.

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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