PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Downgraded by Daiwa America to “Hold”

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) was downgraded by stock analysts at Daiwa America from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of PayPal from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $84.00 to $75.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of PayPal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Cowen reiterated a “mixed” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on PayPal from $72.00 to $65.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.81.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $56.56 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $61.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.42. PayPal has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.25.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.20 earnings per share. 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, research analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,133,799.21. The trade was a 28.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. GSB Wealth Management LLC grew 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 buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 1.6% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,157 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $614,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC raised 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 worth $761,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA boosted its position in PayPal by 8.7% during the second quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA now owns 1,840 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $137,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maia Wealth LLC increased its position in PayPal by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 6,404 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $424,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Company Profile

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.