PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PayPal in a report issued on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $1.18 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.20. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.76 EPS.
Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $83.50.
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PayPal Trading Up 0.4%
Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $69.15 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. PayPal has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The company has a market cap of $66.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.78, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.44. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $68.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.44.
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA grew its holdings in PayPal by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA now owns 21,452 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,439,000 after buying an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 12.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 23,769 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,594,000 after acquiring an additional 2,590 shares during the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in PayPal by 27.3% during the third quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,159 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $413,000 after acquiring an additional 1,322 shares in the last quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC grew its stake in PayPal by 7.9% during the third quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 6,647 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $446,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 279,507 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $18,744,000 after acquiring an additional 31,224 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.
PayPal Company Profile
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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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