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Nordea Investment Management AB Purchases 270,297 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

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Key Points

  • Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in PayPal Holdings, acquiring an additional 270,297 shares, bringing its total ownership to approximately 3.98 million shares, valued at $295 million.
  • Recent insider activity showed executives selling shares, with Diego Scotti selling 3,838 shares and Suzan Kereere selling 4,162 shares, indicating a reduction in their respective positions.
  • PayPal's stock has a consensus average rating of "Hold" from analysts, with a target price of $83.50; the current PE ratio stands at 14.11, and the company reported earnings of $1.40 per share, exceeding estimates.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in November.

Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,979,403 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 270,297 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB owned about 0.41% of PayPal worth $295,192,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in PayPal by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,989 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $596,000 after purchasing an additional 924 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter worth $248,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 1.0% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 160,794 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $10,492,000 after purchasing an additional 1,599 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in PayPal during the first quarter valued at $855,000. Finally, Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in PayPal by 45.5% during the first quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,769 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $507,000 after acquiring an additional 2,431 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,279.68. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was 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 in the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on PYPL shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. JMP Securities dropped their price objective on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of PayPal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, October 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $70.00 price objective on shares of PayPal and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Macquarie reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $83.50.

View Our Latest Stock Report on PYPL

PayPal Price Performance

PayPal stock opened at $66.05 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $68.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.10 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.44. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter last 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Company Profile

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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.

Further Reading

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)

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