Country Club Bank Invests $4.89 Million in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Country Club Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 70,187 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,891,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 51.8% in the 3rd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 1,026 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC purchased a new stake in PayPal during the third quarter valued at approximately $808,000. Moody National Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in PayPal by 6.8% in the third quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 16,736 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,122,000 after acquiring an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC boosted its stake in PayPal by 6.1% in the third quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 343,973 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $23,067,000 after acquiring an additional 19,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in PayPal by 31.5% in the third quarter. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,999 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,198 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Down 1.9%

PayPal stock opened at $60.18 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $65.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.94. The company has a market capitalization of $56.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.20 EPS. PayPal’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Dbs Bank lowered their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. KeyCorp reissued a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $70.00 price target (down previously from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $71.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, PayPal has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $78.97.

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.