Weiss Ratings Reaffirms Hold (C) Rating for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reissued by research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on PYPL. Wall Street Zen lowered PayPal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, October 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $84.50.

PayPal Price Performance

PayPal stock opened at $76.13 on Wednesday. PayPal has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $68.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.27, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.44.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion during 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 period last year, the company 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 research analysts forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business'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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its holdings in PayPal by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. GSB Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $606,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its position in PayPal by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $613,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in PayPal by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,157 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $614,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in PayPal by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $761,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. 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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