Graham Capital Management L.P. Has $8.87 Million Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in PayPal by 90.5%, now holding 135,901 shares worth approximately $8.87 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard Group Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., also increased their positions in PayPal during the first quarter, reflecting strong interest in the stock.
• PayPal reported a quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share, exceeding analyst expectations, with revenues of $8.29 billion compared to an estimate of $8.08 billion.

Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 90.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 135,901 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 64,547 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P.'s holdings in PayPal were worth $8,868,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new stake in PayPal during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. bought a new stake in PayPal during the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new position in PayPal in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

PayPal stock traded down $0.94 on Tuesday, reaching $69.25. 10,459,642 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,673,607. The stock has a market cap of $66.16 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.43. 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 twelve month low of $55.85 and a twelve month high of $93.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $72.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.90.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. During the same quarter in the previous 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. JMP Securities decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley restated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total transaction of $277,035.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business'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. Insiders sold a total of 26,898 shares of company stock valued at $1,909,636 over the last three months. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.