Ossiam Acquires 30,835 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Ossiam grew its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 520,127 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 30,835 shares during the quarter. Ossiam owned approximately 0.05% of PayPal worth $38,656,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in PYPL. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in PayPal in the second quarter valued at $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc boosted its stake in shares of PayPal by 100.4% during the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 87,524 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its position in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during 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. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in PayPal in the second quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in PayPal by 52.5% in the second quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,133,799.21. This represents a 28.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total transaction of $94,984.62. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the subject of several research reports. President Capital decreased their target price on PayPal from $91.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Cowen reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their target price on shares of PayPal from $71.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $81.39.

PayPal Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $62.28 on Monday. 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 market capitalization of $58.27 billion, a PE ratio of 12.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.47.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. The company’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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio is 11.22%.

PayPal Company 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.