Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Grows Stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 14.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,012,795 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 491,997 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.41% of PayPal worth $261,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in PayPal by 15.2% in 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 PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at $248,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in PayPal by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,922 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $2,810,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its position in PayPal by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,918 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $505,000 after purchasing an additional 1,610 shares during the period. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S raised its position in PayPal by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 48,237 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $4,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,883 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Compass Point assumed coverage on PayPal in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. They issued a "sell" rating and a $56.00 price objective on the stock. JMP Securities cut their price objective on PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $96.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total transaction of $277,035.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,976 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,020,248. This represents a 21.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,550,894.92. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,736 shares of company stock valued at $1,620,835 in the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

PayPal Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL traded down $1.1850 on Wednesday, hitting $67.8650. 5,503,913 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,158,888. The firm's 50-day moving average is $72.36 and its 200 day moving average is $70.54. The company has a market capitalization of $64.84 billion, a PE ratio of 14.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.42. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 firm 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. Sell-side analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS 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.