Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. Raises Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. increased its stake in PayPal Holdings by 2.9%, owning 643,716 shares valued at approximately $47.8 million, making it the fund's fourth largest holding.
• Institutional investors collectively hold 68.32% of PayPal's stock, with significant increases in holdings from groups like Vanguard, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs during the first quarter.
• PayPal reported Q2 earnings of $1.40 per share, exceeding analyst estimates, and set guidance of $1.180-1.220 EPS for Q3 2025.

Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. raised its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 2.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 643,716 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 18,101 shares during the quarter. PayPal comprises 5.4% of Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. owned about 0.07% of PayPal worth $47,841,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in PayPal by 0.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 86,221,849 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $5,625,976,000 after buying an additional 276,339 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in shares of PayPal by 19.1% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in PayPal by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $620,924,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232,155 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in PayPal by 44.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $558,499,000 after acquiring an additional 2,638,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in PayPal during the 1st quarter worth about $529,264,000. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PYPL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price objective on PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of PayPal in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They set a "sell" rating and a $68.00 price target for the company. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on shares of PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $84.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were 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. Insiders have sold a total of 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 in the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

PayPal Price Performance

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $67.86 on Thursday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. 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 company has a market capitalization of $64.83 billion, a PE ratio of 14.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.43. The business's fifty day moving average is $69.79 and its 200 day moving average is $69.33.

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 business had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. Sell-side analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

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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