PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Jefferies Financial Group Analyst Says

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its target price lifted by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from $70.00 to $75.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a “hold” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 10.41% from the stock’s current price.

PYPL has been the topic of several other research reports. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on PayPal from $85.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $83.00 target price on PayPal in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.31.

PayPal Trading Down 2.5%

PYPL opened at $67.93 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $69.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.04. The stock has a market cap of $64.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.34. PayPal has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 prior year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. 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 forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 100.4% in the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 87,524 shares in the last quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 726.0% in the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd boosted its stake 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 worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.