PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Sold by Rafferty Asset Management LLC

Key Points

• Rafferty Asset Management LLC reduced its holdings in PayPal by 2.6%, selling 14,617 shares, and now owns 547,584 shares valued at approximately $35.73 million.
• According to analysts, PayPal has received a mix of evaluations with 17 analysts rating it as a "Buy" and a consensus price target of $85.00.
• PayPal reported Q2 earnings of $1.40 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations and projecting guidance of $1.180-1.220 EPS for Q3 2025.

Rafferty Asset Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 2.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 547,584 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 14,617 shares during the quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC owned 0.06% of PayPal worth $35,730,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Security National Bank of SO Dak grew its holdings in PayPal by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Security National Bank of SO Dak now owns 12,191 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Financial Network Corp grew its holdings in PayPal by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Redwood Financial Network Corp now owns 3,208 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC grew its holdings in PayPal by 0.8% in the first quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. DMC Group LLC grew its holdings in PayPal by 2.0% in the first quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 7,948 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $519,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in PayPal by 4.5% in the first quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC now owns 3,590 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on PayPal from $78.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed 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, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $85.00.

PayPal Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $69.48 on Tuesday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $72.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The firm has a market cap of $66.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.85, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.42.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same period last 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, research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,839 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total value of $281,168.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,244,274.36. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total value of $277,035.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,976 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,020,248. This trade represents a 21.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 26,898 shares of company stock valued at $1,909,636. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company 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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