Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Decreases Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. decreased its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 433,857 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 22,396 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $29,094,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of PYPL. GSB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $606,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 1.6% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,157 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $614,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of PayPal by 1.5% in the second quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $761,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA increased its position in shares of PayPal by 8.7% during the second quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA now owns 1,840 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $137,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Falcon Wealth Planning raised its stake in PayPal by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 6,295 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $468,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at $2,366,486.71. The trade was a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the company’s 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PYPL has been the topic of several recent research reports. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on PayPal from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $70.00 price objective (down from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of PayPal from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated a “negative” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $78.29.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL stock opened at $58.14 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $62.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.81. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of $54.40 billion, a PE ratio of 11.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.42.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion during 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%.PayPal’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

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

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.