Sather Financial Group Inc decreased its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 766,890 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 11,607 shares during the period. PayPal comprises 3.3% of Sather Financial Group Inc's portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Sather Financial Group Inc owned about 0.08% of PayPal worth $56,995,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal during the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Tsfg LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 81.6% during the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday. JMP Securities decreased their price target 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. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, PayPal has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $84.66.
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Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal
In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
PayPal Price Performance
Shares of PYPL stock opened at $69.90 on Friday. 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 $66.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $68.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.42.
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $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. As a group, analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.
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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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