PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the thirty-eight brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $78.9714.

PYPL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “negative” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Mizuho set a $84.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $66.00 price target (down from $83.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of PayPal from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total transaction of $264,706.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. This trade represents a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524 in the last three months. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of PayPal by 2.3% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 27,953,803 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,874,637,000 after acquiring an additional 636,441 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at $921,570,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in PayPal by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 11,992,031 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $891,248,000 after purchasing an additional 184,014 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in PayPal by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,131,949 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $746,508,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093,365 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in PayPal by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 8,493,311 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $605,488,000 after purchasing an additional 132,837 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PayPal Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $61.33 on Wednesday. PayPal has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.00. 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 posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion during 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%. PayPal’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Research analysts expect that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.22%.

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.