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PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Purchased by Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super

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Key Points

  • Aware Super Pty Ltd significantly increased its stake in PayPal by 71.8%, acquiring a total of 497,975 shares worth approximately $37 million.
  • PayPal's stock experienced a 1.7% decline, with its shares opening at $67.98 and a market cap of $64.95 billion.
  • Analysts have mixed opinions on PayPal, with the consensus rating as a "Hold" and a price target of $83.50 after recent rating changes by several firms.
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Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super increased its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 71.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 497,975 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 208,124 shares during the quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super owned approximately 0.05% of PayPal worth $37,010,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 15.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $224,001,000 after purchasing an additional 476,763 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in PayPal by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $11,519,000 after purchasing an additional 4,165 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in PayPal in the 2nd quarter worth about $325,000. Allianz SE increased its stake in PayPal by 281.8% in the 1st quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,980,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in PayPal in the 1st quarter worth about $529,264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of PayPal 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 in the last three months. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

PayPal Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $67.98 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $64.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 previous year, the company 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price objective on PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered PayPal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, October 4th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $83.50.

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PayPal Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)

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