PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Sold by HBW Advisory Services LLC

Key Points

• HBW Advisory Services LLC sold 8,627 shares of PayPal, reducing its stake by 18.3%, leaving it with 38,431 shares valued at $2.86 million.
• AQR Capital Management and Allianz SE have both increased their stakes in PayPal significantly, with AQR raising its shareholding by 15.8% and Allianz increasing by 281.8%.
• PayPal reported earnings of $1.40 per share for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, and set future EPS guidance for Q3 2025 between 1.180-1.220.

HBW Advisory Services LLC reduced its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,431 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 8,627 shares during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $2,856,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 15.8% during 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 during the period. Allianz SE lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 281.8% during 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 during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of PayPal during the 1st quarter worth $529,264,000. Clearline Capital LP boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 179.8% in the 1st quarter. Clearline Capital LP now owns 300,340 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $19,597,000 after purchasing an additional 193,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voleon Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at $678,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

PayPal stock opened at $66.89 on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $70.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.45. The company has a market capitalization of $63.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. 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 (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 the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm 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, research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on PYPL shares. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,174,279.68. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by 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.

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