Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI Has $13.95 Million Stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in PayPal by 11.2% in Q2, now holding 187,653 shares valued at approximately $13.95 million.
• Insider activity showed significant sales, with EVP Diego Scotti and CAO Chris Natali selling shares, collectively valued over $757,000, indicating a decrease in their holdings.
• PayPal recently beat earnings expectations for Q2, reporting $1.40 EPS on revenue of $8.29 billion, also issuing guidance for Q3 and FY 2025 with projected earnings between $1.180 - $1.220 EPS.

Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI lifted its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 11.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,653 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 18,931 shares during the period. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI's holdings in PayPal were worth $13,946,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 41.2% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 1.7% in the second quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $606,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its position in PayPal by 1.5% during the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $613,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC grew its position in PayPal by 1.5% during the second quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $761,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MONECO Advisors LLC grew its position in PayPal by 0.8% during the first quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,334,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $68.07 on Thursday. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $68.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.59. The company has a market cap of $65.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.44.

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, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. Citigroup began coverage on PayPal in a research note on Wednesday. They set a "neutral" rating and a $78.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded PayPal to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday. Macquarie restated an "outperform" rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on PayPal from $85.00 to $76.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price objective on PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $82.57.

PayPal Company 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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