Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ: PYPL. In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in PayPal stock on April 1st. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MERRILL LYNCH TAX EFFICIENT CORE" account.
Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services NYSE: FIS on 4/30/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Blackstone NYSE: BX on 4/22/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services NYSE: FIS on 4/22/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service NYSE: UPS on 4/15/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service NYSE: UPS on 4/11/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of 3M NYSE: MMM on 4/11/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of DT Midstream NYSE: DTM on 4/7/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Intuitive Surgical NASDAQ: ISRG on 4/7/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Howmet Aerospace NYSE: HWM on 4/7/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Carlisle Companies NYSE: CSL on 4/7/2025.
PayPal Price Performance
Shares of PayPal stock traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $72.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,392,025 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,237,495. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $66.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.34. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The company has a market cap of $70.62 billion, a PE ratio of 18.11, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.51. 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 (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. The company had revenue of $7.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.84 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.08 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages have weighed in on PYPL. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on PayPal from $104.00 to $88.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Seaport Res Ptn cut PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com raised PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Evercore ISI started coverage on PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. They set an "in-line" rating and a $65.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on PayPal from $78.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Two 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $83.68.
Read Our Latest Research Report on PYPL
Institutional Trading of PayPal
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in PayPal by 67.6% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in PayPal in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 726.0% in the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new position in PayPal in the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other PayPal news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of PayPal 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 completion of the transaction, the director now owns 29,734 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. This trade represents a 7.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Representative Johnson
Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson's career experience includes working as an attorney.
About PayPal
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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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