PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.17, Zacks reports. PayPal had a net margin of 13.04% and a return on equity of 23.67%. The business had revenue of $7.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.84 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.290-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 4.950-5.100 EPS.
PayPal Trading Up 1.9 %
PYPL stock traded up $1.22 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $66.15. 13,454,281 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,466,806. The company has a 50-day moving average of $66.49 and a 200-day moving average of $78.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.26. PayPal has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.65 billion, a PE ratio of 16.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.60.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
PYPL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Macquarie upped their target price on PayPal from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. DZ Bank raised shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $92.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Monness Crespi & Hardt dropped their target price on shares of PayPal from $120.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on PayPal from $103.00 to $93.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $85.88.
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Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal
In related news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total value of $176,478.90. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 29,734 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,145,308.10. The trade was a 7.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company's stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal
An institutional investor recently raised its position in PayPal stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 15.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,989 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $596,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.
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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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