The Goldman Sachs Group Boosts PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target to $72.00

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its target price upped by research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $70.00 to $72.00 in a report released on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “sell” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 5.99% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Macquarie boosted their price objective on shares of PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Argus increased their price target on PayPal from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of PayPal to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.31.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $67.93 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $64.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $69.07 and a 200 day moving average of $70.04. PayPal has a twelve month low of $55.85 and a twelve month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted 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. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.20 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal 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 directly owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, 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 SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ardent Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 7.5% in the third quarter. Ardent Capital Management Inc. now owns 55,716 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,736,000 after acquiring an additional 3,900 shares in the last quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 121.4% in the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 7,272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $488,000 after acquiring an additional 3,987 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 2.7% in the third quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 40,838 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,739,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083 shares in the last quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC now owns 392,734 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Probity Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 15,901 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,066,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.