PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Acquired by Ariose Capital Management Ltd

Ariose Capital Management Ltd boosted its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 347.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 193,100 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 149,898 shares during the quarter. PayPal accounts for 4.3% of Ariose Capital Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Ariose Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in PayPal were worth $12,949,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the second quarter valued at $921,570,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 1,066.0% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $156,532,000 after buying an additional 1,925,583 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of PayPal by 45.0% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,569,023 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $265,250,000 after buying an additional 1,107,202 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its position in shares of PayPal by 15.2% during the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 5,726,695 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $425,608,000 after buying an additional 756,058 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 6,542,450 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $486,235,000 after acquiring an additional 568,640 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $58.14 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.42. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year 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 posted its quarterly earnings data 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. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.22%.

Insider Activity

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,133,799.21. The trade was a 28.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were 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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on PYPL shares. Mizuho dropped their target price on PayPal from $84.00 to $75.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $68.00 price target (down from $93.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Dbs Bank dropped their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on PayPal from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $78.29.

About PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.