FY2025 EPS Estimates for PayPal Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PayPal in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings of $5.37 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.23. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.78 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 4th. KeyCorp reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Macquarie lifted their target price on PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $65.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.31.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $67.93 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.33. PayPal has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.61, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a fifty day moving average of $69.07 and a 200 day moving average of $70.04.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The company had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other 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 value of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 100.4% in the second quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 87,524 shares in the last quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 726.0% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 41.2% in the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.