Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $8.12 Million Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 6.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 121,012 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 8,782 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $8,115,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in PayPal by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,989 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $596,000 after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $248,000. Martingale Asset Management L P grew its position in PayPal by 29.1% during the first quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 6,935 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $453,000 after buying an additional 1,562 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in PayPal during the 1st quarter worth $575,000. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in PayPal by 217.0% in the 1st quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,274 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 9,086 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total transaction of $94,984.62. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $2,366,486.71. The trade was a 20.64% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524 in the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $70.00 price target (down previously from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. HSBC upped their price target on shares of PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Dbs Bank decreased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Macquarie upped their target price on PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, KGI Securities reduced their target price on PayPal from $85.00 to $80.00 in a report on Monday, November 10th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $78.71.

PayPal Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of PYPL opened at $59.41 on Wednesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $64.19 and a 200-day moving average of $68.57.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.PayPal’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.