Mission Wealth Management LP Cuts Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Mission Wealth Management LP reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 72.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,093 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 16,279 shares during the period. Mission Wealth Management LP’s holdings in PayPal were worth $409,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in PYPL. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in PayPal by 2.7% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 65,868 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,417,000 after buying an additional 1,730 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 258,735 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $17,412,000 after acquiring an additional 20,791 shares during the last quarter. A4 Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of PayPal in the third quarter valued at $278,000. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its position in PayPal by 67.9% in the third quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 148,233 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $10,329,000 after purchasing an additional 59,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 8.5% during the third quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 5,705 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about PayPal

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company announced discretionary buybacks and a new dividend, which provide near-term support for the stock and signal management willingness to return capital to shareholders. PayPal: Double-Digit Buybacks…
• Positive Sentiment: Some value-focused analysts and commentary argue the stock is deeply oversold and presents a buying opportunity at current depressed multiples. Should You Buy The Dip In PayPal Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: PayPal remains a core fintech name within the Nasdaq/sector narrative, meaning it could benefit from any tech/fintech rotation back into the space. PayPal Remains Central…
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst research reports vary — some maintain Hold/Neutral with reduced targets while others keep positive stances after trimming forecasts; this divergence is contributing to volatile intraday trading. Analyst Report: PayPal Holdings Inc
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed EPS and revenue expectations and management issued a materially lower 2026 profit outlook — the core catalyst that started the rout. PayPal Replaces CEO…
• Negative Sentiment: Board ousted CEO Alex Chriss and appointed new leadership (reports name HP’s Enrique Lores), creating near-term execution uncertainty. PayPal replaces CEO Alex Chriss…
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple firms cut price targets and downgraded the stock following the miss/CEO change — increasing selling pressure and reducing analyst support. These PayPal Analysts Downgrade…
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder class-action / securities-fraud investigations have been announced by multiple law firms tied to the gap between prior guidance and results, which can increase legal overhang and investor risk. Investigation Examines Gap…
• Negative Sentiment: Momentum/technical damage: PYPL has hit multiyear lows, with heavy volume and a cascade of retail/quant selling amplifying downside. Reaches New 12-Month Low After Earnings Miss

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other PayPal news, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total transaction of $615,303.78. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at $2,366,486.71. This trade represents a 20.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.84, for a total value of $249,054.08. Following the transaction, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on PYPL. Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. President Capital reduced their price objective on PayPal from $91.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their target price on PayPal from $71.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Raymond James Financial set a $48.00 price target on PayPal in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of PayPal from $50.00 to $34.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $62.88.

PayPal Stock Down 2.8%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $39.90 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $36.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $38.88 and a twelve month high of $79.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.67.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The credit services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.06). PayPal had a return on equity of 25.42% and a net margin of 15.77%.The company had revenue of $8.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.82 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.19 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. PayPal’s payout ratio is presently 10.35%.

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.