Seaport Res Ptn Predicts PayPal's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of PayPal in a report issued on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.15 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

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. PayPal had a return on equity of 24.59% and a net margin of 14.26%. The business had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.84 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.08 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on PYPL. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on PayPal from $78.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $75.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of PayPal from $98.00 to $95.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Compass Point initiated coverage on PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. They set a "sell" rating and a $56.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $83.13.

PayPal Trading Up 0.4%

PayPal stock traded up $0.31 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $74.17. 9,003,130 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,877,547. PayPal has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market cap of $72.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.30.

Insider Activity

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,839 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total transaction of $281,168.36. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,244,274.36. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total transaction of $277,035.00. Following the sale, the director owned 13,976 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,020,248. The trade was a 21.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,796 shares of company stock valued at $863,028 in the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of PayPal during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new stake in PayPal during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. purchased a new position in PayPal in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.