Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for PayPal in a report released on Tuesday, April 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $4.99 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.95. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for PayPal's current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PayPal's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.50 EPS.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.84 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 13.04% and a return on equity of 23.67%. PayPal's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler cut their target price on PayPal from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. StockNews.com raised shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $103.00 to $93.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $83.77.

PayPal Stock Up 2.8 %

PYPL stock traded up $1.83 during trading on Friday, reaching $67.24. The stock had a trading volume of 10,076,664 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,259,060. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $65.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.10. The company has a market capitalization of $65.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.77, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.51. PayPal has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total value of $176,478.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 29,734 shares in the company, valued at $2,145,308.10. This represents a 7.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton grew its holdings in PayPal by 67.6% during the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 310 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in PayPal in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 81.6% during the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.