PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.290-1.310 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.210. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.950-5.100 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of PayPal from $104.00 to $85.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 31st. Evercore ISI began coverage on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. They issued an "in-line" rating and a $65.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Macquarie dropped their target price on shares of PayPal from $117.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, twenty-one 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 company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $83.72.

PayPal Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of PYPL traded down $0.43 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $65.41. 10,042,668 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,293,356. PayPal has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The firm's fifty day moving average is $66.08 and its 200-day moving average is $78.30. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $63.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.60.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.84 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.08 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total transaction of $176,478.90. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 29,734 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. This trade represents a 7.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

An institutional investor recently raised its position in PayPal stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 15.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,989 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 924 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $596,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

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.