Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. by 41.6% during Q2, acquiring 48,475 additional shares, bringing its total holdings to 164,944 shares valued at $12.63 million.
• Insider transactions have taken place, including Suzan Kereere selling 4,162 shares and CAO Chris Natali selling 7,102 shares, indicating notable insider activity in the company.
• PayPal reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings results, with $1.40 earnings per share against a consensus estimate of $1.30, and set future EPS guidance for Q3 2025 between 1.180-1.220.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 41.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 164,944 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 48,475 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $12,633,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in PYPL. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its position in shares of PayPal by 41.2% in the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its stake 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 buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,334,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the period. DMC Group LLC increased 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 worth $519,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Finally, Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 4.5% during the first quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC now owns 3,590 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $234,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal 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 directly owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were 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 three months, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

PayPal stock traded down $0.54 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $67.68. The stock had a trading volume of 13,265,438 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,202,739. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.66 billion, a PE ratio of 14.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.43. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $70.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.38. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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, research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets restated a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Seventeen equities 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $84.50.

About PayPal

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.