Acadian Asset Management LLC Sells 20,509 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Acadian Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings by 19.0% in Q1, now holding 87,358 shares valued at $5.7 million after selling 20,509 shares.
• Several institutional investors increased their holdings in PayPal, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. leading with a 44.6% increase, now owning over 8.5 million shares.
• PayPal reported Q2 earnings of $1.40 per share, surpassing expectations, and has set guidance for Q3 2025 EPS between $1.180 and $1.220.

Acadian Asset Management LLC cut its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 19.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 87,358 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 20,509 shares during the quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $5,696,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in PayPal by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,989 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $596,000 after buying an additional 924 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in PayPal during the 4th quarter worth about $248,000. Triumph Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 10,595 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $904,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195 shares during the period. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 104,314 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $8,913,000 after purchasing an additional 3,459 shares during the period. Finally, Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at about $707,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PayPal Stock Down 0.6%

PYPL stock traded down $0.38 during trading on Friday, reaching $66.89. 7,495,242 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,845,094. The firm's 50 day moving average is $70.81 and its 200 day moving average is $69.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.85 and a twelve month high of $93.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market cap of $63.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The business had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the prior 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PYPL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. 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. Truist Financial initiated coverage on PayPal in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a "sell" rating and a $68.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $85.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

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.