Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC reduced its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 2.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,738 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 4,556 shares during the period. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $13,953,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC lifted its stake in PayPal by 81.6% in the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd boosted its holdings in PayPal by 41.2% in the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank & Trust increased its position in PayPal by 52.5% during the 2nd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PYPL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup began coverage on PayPal in a research report on Wednesday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $78.00 price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, JMP Securities dropped their price target on PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $82.57.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL stock opened at $68.07 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $68.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.59. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.19 EPS. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal 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.