Amiral Gestion Grows Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Amiral Gestion increased its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 35.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 419,629 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 110,056 shares during the period. PayPal accounts for approximately 10.2% of Amiral Gestion’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Amiral Gestion’s holdings in PayPal were worth $28,140,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in PYPL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of PayPal by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,989 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $596,000 after buying an additional 924 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the fourth quarter worth about $248,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of PayPal by 10.8% during the first quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,012 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $849,000 after buying an additional 1,266 shares in the last quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 29.1% in the first quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 6,935 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $453,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kaufman Rossin Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at about $273,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.84, for a total transaction of $249,054.08. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $1,854,022.72. The trade was a 11.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 $1,171,731.33. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. Dbs Bank lowered their price objective on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of PayPal from $74.00 to $67.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 price objective (down previously from $93.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $60.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Twelve 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $78.97.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL stock opened at $59.44 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $64.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.88. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.25. The company has a market capitalization of $55.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

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