Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Increases Stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 146.6% during the 1st quarter, owning 16,693 shares valued at approximately $1,089,000.
• Insiders sold a total of 26,898 shares of PayPal stock worth around $1.9 million over the last three months, indicating a decrease in their ownership stakes.
• PayPal reported strong earnings with $1.40 EPS, exceeding estimates, and provided a Q3 2025 guidance of 1.180-1.220 EPS.

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 146.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,693 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 9,923 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $1,089,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in PayPal by 90.5% in the first quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 135,901 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 64,547 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in PayPal by 689.4% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,752 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $310,000 after acquiring an additional 4,150 shares during the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in PayPal in the first quarter valued at approximately $293,000. Long Focus Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in PayPal by 60.3% in the first quarter. Long Focus Capital Management LLC now owns 1,250,000 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $81,562,000 after acquiring an additional 470,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ardmore Road Asset Management LP boosted its holdings in PayPal by 30.4% in the first quarter. Ardmore Road Asset Management LP now owns 300,000 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $19,575,000 after acquiring an additional 70,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on PYPL. Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on PayPal in a report on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a "sell" rating and a $68.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, JMP Securities cut 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. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:PYPL traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $68.26. 7,781,299 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,973,464. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $71.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.76. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66. The company has a market cap of $65.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.59, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same period last 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. Equities analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share 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.