Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 39.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 26,048 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 7,430 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management's holdings in PayPal were worth $1,936,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of PYPL. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in 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 valued at $224,001,000 after purchasing an additional 476,763 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in PayPal by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $11,519,000 after purchasing an additional 4,165 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $325,000. Allianz SE grew its stake in PayPal by 281.8% during the 1st quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,980,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $529,264,000. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
PayPal Trading Down 2.8%
NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $66.05 on Friday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.44.
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released 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 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 previous year, the firm 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. Equities research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have weighed in on PYPL. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. JMP Securities lowered their price objective on PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded PayPal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $70.00 target price on PayPal and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $83.50.
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Insider Activity at PayPal
In related news, 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 transaction of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 in the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
PayPal Profile
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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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