PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Bought by Long Focus Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Long Focus Capital Management LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 60.3%, now owning 1,250,000 shares which comprise 2.7% of its portfolio, making it the firm's 7th largest holding.
• Insider sales were reported, with significant transactions from Suzan Kereere and CAO Chris Natali, who collectively sold over 11,000 shares recently.
• Analysts maintain a largely positive outlook on PayPal, with seventeen rating it as a Buy and a consensus price target of $85.00.

Long Focus Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 60.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,250,000 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 470,000 shares during the period. PayPal comprises about 2.7% of Long Focus Capital Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Long Focus Capital Management LLC owned 0.13% of PayPal worth $81,562,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 726.0% during the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in PayPal during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Tsfg LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 81.6% during the 1st 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 period. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd raised its stake in PayPal by 41.2% during the 1st 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total value of $304,824.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,550,894.92. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 26,898 shares of company stock worth $1,909,636. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

PayPal Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $70.19 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.04. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.85 and a twelve month high of $93.66. The stock has a market cap of $67.06 billion, a PE ratio of 15.00, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.42.

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, 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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. On average, research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Macquarie reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. JMP Securities decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets restated a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of PayPal in a report on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "sell" rating and a $68.00 price target for the company. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00.

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.

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