PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) EVP Aaron Webster Sells 9,282 Shares of Stock

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. This trade represents a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

PayPal Price Performance

PayPal stock opened at $67.20 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $62.88 billion, a PE ratio of 13.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $68.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.42. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS. PayPal’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. increased its holdings in PayPal by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 68,517 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,595,000 after purchasing an additional 1,334 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in PayPal by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 573,551 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,462,000 after buying an additional 23,305 shares during the period. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund increased its position in PayPal by 16.1% in the 3rd quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 14,400 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $966,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP raised its stake in shares of PayPal by 20.4% during the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 630,354 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $42,272,000 after acquiring an additional 106,892 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 2.6% during the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 546,388 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $36,641,000 after purchasing an additional 13,890 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Mizuho set a $84.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Argus upped their target price on PayPal from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on PayPal from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.94.

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.