PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Insider Suzan Kereere Sells 3,379 Shares of Stock

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) insider Suzan Kereere sold 3,379 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.72, for a total value of $188,277.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,726,372.76. This trade represents a 9.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Suzan Kereere also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 18th, Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.96, for a total transaction of $253,715.52.

PayPal Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $53.18 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market cap of $45.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.28. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $38.46 and a 12 month high of $79.21. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $55.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.84.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.36% and a return on equity of 24.39%. The company had revenue of $8.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.47 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.40 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. PayPal’s payout ratio is 10.59%.

More PayPal News

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal ranked No. 4 in this week’s Roundtable 100, advancing 56 positions. The sharp improvement suggests stronger analyst or investor sentiment toward the company’s outlook. Roundtable 100 analysts move PayPal up 56 spots in new power ranking
• Positive Sentiment: PayPal is identified as a crypto-exposed stock that could benefit from rising institutional cryptocurrency demand, stronger ETF flows, regulatory progress and increased stablecoin adoption. 3 Crypto-Exposed Stocks Riding the Institutional Crypto Wave
• Neutral Sentiment: Three PayPal insiders—Frank Keller, Suzan Kereere and Chief Accounting Officer Chris Natali—sold a combined 8,543 shares worth approximately $474,000. Each transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing the significance of the sales as a direct signal about current management expectations. PayPal insider transaction filing
• Negative Sentiment: PayPal is reportedly implementing broad layoffs across multiple regions, raising concerns about slowing growth, operational challenges or the need to reduce costs. With PayPal layoffs brewing, how to play PYPL stock in September 2026
• Negative Sentiment: PayPal is cutting approximately 220 jobs in India, nearly 4% of its local workforce. While the move may support efficiency and margins over time, investors may view the scale of the reductions as evidence of ongoing pressure on the business. PayPal cuts about 220 jobs in India

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on PYPL. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on PayPal from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Barclays upped their price target on PayPal from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $50.00 price target on PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on PayPal from $43.50 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Loop Capital dropped their price objective on PayPal from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 28th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $56.03.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 2nd quarter worth $3,236,989,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in PayPal by 4,036.2% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 55,904,110 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,413,939,000 after buying an additional 54,552,522 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in PayPal in the second quarter valued at about $975,563,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter worth about $949,758,000. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter worth about $422,092,000. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

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.