PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target Cut to $56.00 by Analysts at Compass Point

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price objective cut by Compass Point from $66.00 to $56.00 in a research report released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a sell rating on the credit services provider’s stock.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on PYPL. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of PayPal from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $80.92.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $60.78 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $56.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.18, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a 50 day moving average of $66.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.34. PayPal has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The business’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. This represents a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its stake in PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $606,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its stake in PayPal by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $613,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in PayPal by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,157 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $614,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $761,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.