PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Acquired by U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter, bringing its total holdings to an estimated value of $8.94 million.
• PayPal reported $1.40 earnings per share for its last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $1.30, along with a revenue of $8.29 billion.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 68.32% of PayPal's stock, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 10.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 120,326 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 11,820 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $8,943,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in PYPL. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC grew its holdings in shares of PayPal by 81.6% during the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Macquarie reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $84.50.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL stock traded down $0.54 during trading on Monday, hitting $67.68. The stock had a trading volume of 13,265,438 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,202,739. 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 twelve month low of $55.85 and a twelve month high of $93.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.43. The company's 50-day moving average price is $70.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.36.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The business had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same period last 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, research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were 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 $1,174,279.68. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the sale, 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 have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 in the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is currently 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.