NorthRock Partners LLC Purchases 4,617 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• NorthRock Partners LLC increased its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 54.5%, acquiring an additional 4,617 shares during the second quarter, bringing their total to 13,084 shares worth approximately $972,000.
• Wall Street analysts mostly maintain a positive outlook on PayPal, with 16 analysts giving a Buy rating, and an average price target of $83.50, despite some revisions downward by specific firms.
• PayPal reported a quarterly EPS of $1.40, surpassing estimates, and has set guidance for Q3 2025 earnings between $1.180 and $1.220 EPS.

NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 54.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,084 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,617 shares during the quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $972,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in PayPal during the second quarter worth $27,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Tsfg LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 81.6% in the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 41.2% in the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. JMP Securities decreased their price objective 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $83.50.

PayPal Trading Up 0.4%

PYPL stock opened at $69.15 on Wednesday. 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's 50-day simple moving average is $68.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.44. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $66.06 billion, a PE ratio of 14.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.44.

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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

PayPal 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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