Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Forecast for PayPal Earnings

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for PayPal in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.15 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.14. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for PayPal's current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PayPal's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on PYPL. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. They set an "in-line" rating and a $65.00 target price for the company. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of PayPal from $98.00 to $95.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Compass Point began coverage on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. They set a "sell" rating and a $56.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on PayPal from $80.00 to $74.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Macquarie decreased their price objective on PayPal from $117.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $83.13.

PayPal Stock Performance

PYPL traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $73.82. The stock had a trading volume of 2,173,403 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,845,586. PayPal has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $72.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.38. The stock has a market cap of $71.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.84 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 24.59% and a net margin of 14.26%. PayPal's revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in PayPal by 0.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 86,221,849 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $5,625,976,000 after acquiring an additional 276,339 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,736,394 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,849,884,000 after purchasing an additional 271,836 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,923,662 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,615,134,000 after purchasing an additional 2,161,582 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 108.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 17,924,106 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,529,823,000 after purchasing an additional 9,313,783 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in PayPal during the 4th quarter worth $1,086,508,000. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total transaction of $304,824.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,550,894.92. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total value of $277,035.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,976 shares in the company, valued at $1,020,248. The trade was a 21.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,796 shares of company stock valued at $863,028 over the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About PayPal

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.