Tamar Securities LLC raised its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 9.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 288,503 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 24,448 shares during the period. PayPal makes up approximately 2.6% of Tamar Securities LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Tamar Securities LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $18,825,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of PayPal by 15.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $224,001,000 after buying an additional 476,763 shares in the last quarter. Allianz SE raised its position in shares of PayPal by 281.8% in the first quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,980,000 after buying an additional 22,392 shares in the last quarter. J. Goldman & Co LP raised its position in shares of PayPal by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. J. Goldman & Co LP now owns 261,322 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $22,304,000 after buying an additional 27,812 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the first quarter valued at approximately $529,264,000. Finally, Proffitt & Goodson Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the first quarter valued at approximately $535,000. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on PYPL shares. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Macquarie reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, JMP Securities decreased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $85.00.
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PayPal Trading Up 0.2%
Shares of PayPal stock traded up $0.14 during trading on Monday, hitting $68.40. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,948,544 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,879,010. 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 market cap of $65.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.60.
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, topping 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 company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business'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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 over the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.
PayPal Company 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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