Suzan Kereere Sells 4,162 Shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock

Key Points

• Suzan Kereere, a PayPal insider, sold 4,162 shares at an average price of $69.39, totaling approximately $288,801.18, reducing her position by 7.91% to 48,483 shares.
• PayPal reported a strong quarterly earnings result with $1.40 earnings per share, surpassing estimates, and had revenues of $8.29 billion, exceeding analyst expectations.
• PayPal's stock is currently trading at $68.08, showing volatility with a 12-month range of $55.85 to $93.66, and has received mixed ratings from analysts including several "Buy" recommendations.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) 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 transaction of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Suzan Kereere also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 6th, Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total value of $304,824.88.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ PYPL traded down $0.97 on Wednesday, reaching $68.08. The stock had a trading volume of 9,982,442 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,043,931. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The business's 50-day moving average price is $72.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.54. The stock has a market cap of $65.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.42.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The company had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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, equities analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on PYPL. Morgan Stanley restated a "positive" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated a "market perform" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in PayPal by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,989 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $596,000 after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in PayPal during the fourth quarter worth about $248,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in PayPal by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,922 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,810,000 after acquiring an additional 675 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in PayPal by 50.9% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 141,419 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $12,070,000 after acquiring an additional 47,731 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transce3nd LLC acquired a new position in PayPal during the fourth quarter worth about $79,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

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.

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