SRN Advisors LLC Has $789,000 Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• SRN Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in PayPal by 23.4%, now owning 12,089 shares worth $789,000, following the sale of 3,693 shares in the 1st quarter.
• PayPal reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.40 for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $1.30, and had a revenue of $8.29 billion.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed ratings on PayPal, with a consensus of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00 from seventeen analysts.

SRN Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 23.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,089 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 3,693 shares during the quarter. SRN Advisors LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $789,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in PayPal by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,989 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $596,000 after buying an additional 924 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at $248,000. Triumph Capital Management raised its position in PayPal by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 10,595 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $904,000 after buying an additional 1,195 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new stake in PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at $879,000. Finally, AlTi Global Inc. purchased a new stake in PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at $378,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $70.19 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.06 billion, a PE ratio of 15.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.42. The firm's 50 day moving average is $72.06 and its 200 day moving average is $70.04. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial initiated coverage on PayPal in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a "sell" rating and a $68.00 price target for the company. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.00.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total value of $277,035.00. Following the sale, the director owned 13,976 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,020,248. The trade was a 21.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of PayPal 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 26,898 shares of company stock worth $1,909,636. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

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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