William Blair Issues Positive Estimate for PayPal Earnings

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for PayPal in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now forecasts that the credit services provider will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.26. The consensus estimate for PayPal's current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.91 EPS.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $7.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.84 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 13.04% and a return on equity of 23.67%. PayPal's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.08 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com raised shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America dropped their price target on PayPal from $103.00 to $93.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Compass Point began coverage on PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. They set a "sell" rating and a $56.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on PayPal from $104.00 to $88.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $83.77.

PayPal Trading Up 2.8 %

PayPal stock traded up $1.83 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $67.24. 10,076,664 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,275,758. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.77, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.60. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $65.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.11.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 67.6% during the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 310 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 81.6% during the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total transaction of $176,478.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 29,734 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. This trade represents a 7.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.