PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• PayPal Holdings, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from 33 analysts, with 17 rated as buy, 14 as hold, and 2 as sell, while the average 12-month target price is $84.50.
• The company reported a net margin of 14.49% and earnings per share of $1.40 for the latest quarter, beating estimates by $0.10.
• Insider trading activity includes notable sales by executives, with CAO Chris Natali and EVP Diego Scotti selling shares averaging around $69.00 each during late July.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the thirty-three analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have assigned a hold recommendation and seventeen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $84.50.

PYPL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th.

PayPal Stock Up 3.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $68.93 on Friday. PayPal has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. The company has a market capitalization of $65.85 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $68.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.31.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The company 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 in the prior year, the company 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. Analysts forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 86,221,849 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $5,625,976,000 after purchasing an additional 276,339 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at about $921,570,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 11,992,031 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $891,248,000 after purchasing an additional 184,014 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,038,584 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $746,068,000 after purchasing an additional 522,514 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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