PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Sold by KPP Advisory Services LLC

KPP Advisory Services LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 3.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,764 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 313 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. GSB Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.7% during the second quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $606,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.5% during the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $613,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.5% during the second quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $761,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Finally, MONECO Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 0.8% during the first quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PYPL has been the subject of several research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on PayPal from $85.00 to $76.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 4th. Citigroup raised PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Fifteen investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.57.

PayPal Trading Up 2.3%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $69.66 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The business had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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.