Rep. Nancy Pelosi Sells PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) Shares

Key Points

• Nancy Pelosi sold between $250,001 and $500,000 of PayPal (PYPL) stock on December 30, 2025, as disclosed in a January 23 filing.
• She also made multiple large trades around that period — buying $250k–$1M stakes in NVIDIA, Amazon and Alphabet on January 16, 2026, while executing several multi‑million‑dollar sales of Apple, Disney, Alphabet, Amazon and NVIDIA in late December.
• PayPal recently beat quarterly EPS estimates with revenue up 7.3% year‑over‑year, but its shares trade near a 12‑month low (~$56.60 open) and the stock has a consensus "Hold" rating with a $75.42 target after several price‑target cuts.

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-California) recently sold shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ: PYPL. In a filing disclosed on January 23rd, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $250,001 and $500,000 in PayPal stock on December 30th.

Representative Nancy Pelosi also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 1/16/2026.
• Purchased $500,001 - $1,000,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 1/16/2026.
• Purchased $500,001 - $1,000,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 1/16/2026.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Vistra NYSE: VST on 1/16/2026.
• Sold $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 in shares of Walt Disney NYSE: DIS on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 12/24/2025.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL opened at $56.60 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of $52.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.42. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.93. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.01 and a 12-month high of $90.93.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in PayPal by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 27,953,803 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,874,637,000 after buying an additional 636,441 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at about $921,570,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 1.6% in the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 11,992,031 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $891,248,000 after acquiring an additional 184,014 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 10.9% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,131,949 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $746,508,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093,365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its position in PayPal by 1.6% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 8,493,311 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $605,488,000 after purchasing an additional 132,837 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,366,486.71. The trade was a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PYPL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Daiwa Capital Markets cut shares of PayPal from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $77.00 to $61.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on PayPal from $72.00 to $65.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $66.00 price objective (down previously from $83.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on PayPal from $74.00 to $67.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on PayPal from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $75.42.

About Representative Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 11th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Pelosi (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 11th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source] Pelosi is the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the House. Pelosi was first elected to the U.S. House in a special election in 1987 to represent California's 5th Congressional District, which she represented until her election to California's 8th Congressional District in 2012. In 2002, she was elected minority leader, becoming the highest-ranking congresswoman of either party in U.S. history. When Democrats took control of the House in 2007, Pelosi made history again with her election as speaker of the House. Pelosi was re-elected speaker of the House in 2019, following the 2018 midterm elections. She served in that role until January 3, 2023. Notable legislation passed during her speakership includes the Affordable Care Act, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act. Pelosi is also a prominent Democratic fundraiser, raising more than $700 million for the Democratic Party since becoming a party leader in 2002. Nancy Pelosi was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Pelosi graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame in 1958. She earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College in 1962. Pelosi served as the chair of the California State Democratic Party and the finance chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

About PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal's platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal's portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree's developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.

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