Macquarie Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price objective hoisted by equities research analysts at Macquarie from $95.00 to $100.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Macquarie’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 47.21% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on PYPL. Robert W. Baird set a $83.00 target price on PayPal in a report on Wednesday. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. KeyCorp restated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.31.

PayPal Stock Down 2.5%

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

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the 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 owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Ardent Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in PayPal by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ardent Capital Management Inc. now owns 55,716 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,736,000 after buying an additional 3,900 shares during the period. Westfuller Advisors LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 121.4% in the 3rd quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 7,272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $488,000 after buying an additional 3,987 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in PayPal by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 40,838 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,739,000 after buying an additional 1,083 shares during the last quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC now owns 392,734 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $26,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Probity Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 15,901 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,066,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.