Mission Wealth Management LP Has $1.66 Million Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Mission Wealth Management LP lifted its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 22,372 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 893 shares during the quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP’s holdings in PayPal were worth $1,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 726.0% in the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 100.4% in the second quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 87,524 shares during the period. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 41.7% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 666 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.52, for a total value of $347,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 43,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,022,938.16. The trade was a 10.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the business’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. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 14,374 shares of company stock worth $996,093. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $69.27 on Monday. 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 has a 50-day moving average of $69.06 and a 200-day moving average of $70.22. The company has a market cap of $64.81 billion, a PE ratio of 13.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.45. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS. PayPal’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Cowen restated a “mixed” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial set a $65.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Friday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on PayPal from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.00.

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.