Rothschild & Co Redburn Issues Positive Forecast for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Price

Key Points

• Rothschild & Co Redburn raised its price target for PayPal's stock from $66.00 to $70.00, maintaining a "neutral" rating, which suggests a potential upside of 3.02% from its current price.
• PayPal reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings with an EPS of $1.40, exceeding analysts' estimates of $1.30, while revenue also surpassed expectations at $8.29 billion.
• The stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" among analysts, with a consensus price target of $84.50, while 68.32% of its stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) had its price objective raised by equities research analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $66.00 to $70.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a "neutral" rating on the credit services provider's stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn's target price indicates a potential upside of 3.02% from the stock's current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Macquarie restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $84.50.

PayPal Trading Up 1.6%

NASDAQ:PYPL traded up $1.10 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $67.95. The company had a trading volume of 4,055,472 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,957,637. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. The business's fifty day moving average is $70.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. The firm has a market cap of $64.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc grew its position in PayPal by 100.4% during the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 87,524 shares during the last quarter. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new stake in PayPal during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Pinney & Scofield Inc. bought a new stake in PayPal during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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