Trexquant Investment LP Sells 204,832 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 46.9%, selling 204,832 shares, and now holds 232,336 shares valued at approximately $15.16 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Security National Bank and CreativeOne Wealth LLC, have made increases in their positions in PayPal over the recent quarters.
• PayPal reported earnings of $1.40 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue of $8.29 billion, above the anticipated $8.08 billion.

Trexquant Investment LP decreased its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 46.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 232,336 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 204,832 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP's holdings in PayPal were worth $15,160,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Security National Bank of SO Dak increased its position in shares of PayPal by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Security National Bank of SO Dak now owns 12,191 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,041,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its position in PayPal by 1.5% in the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $613,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Redwood Financial Network Corp grew its position in PayPal by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Redwood Financial Network Corp now owns 3,208 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC grew its position in PayPal by 0.8% in the first quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DMC Group LLC grew its position in PayPal by 2.0% in the first quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 7,948 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $519,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $70.06 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $66.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.42. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $72.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.08. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion during 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 last year, the company posted $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, equities analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of PayPal in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a "sell" rating and a $68.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $85.00.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,898 shares of company stock worth $1,909,636. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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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