PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• PayPal has revised its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share to be between 5.150 and 5.300, which exceeds the consensus estimate of 5.092.
• Brokerage analysts show mixed opinions on PayPal, with two rating it as a "sell" and several issuing target prices ranging from $56.00 to $96.00, resulting in an average target price of $83.13.
• In recent insider trading, significant executive share sales were reported, with Diego Scotti and Suzan Kereere selling portions of their holdings, indicating a decrease in insider positions.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.150-5.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.092. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.180-1.220 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on PYPL. Compass Point began coverage on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. They set a "sell" rating and a $56.00 target price on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of PayPal from $78.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $83.13.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL opened at $78.22 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. PayPal has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The company has a 50-day moving average of $73.31 and a 200-day moving average of $72.69. The company has a market capitalization of $76.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.50, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.45.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.26% and a return on equity of 24.59%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,839 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total transaction of $281,168.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,244,274.36. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total transaction of $304,824.88. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,550,894.92. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,796 shares of company stock valued at $863,028 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in PayPal stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 2,910 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $248,000. 68.32% of the stock is 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.

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