PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target Cut to $55.00 by Analysts at Compass Point

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price objective reduced by equities researchers at Compass Point from $56.00 to $55.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “sell” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Compass Point’s target price indicates a potential downside of 3.07% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Daiwa America downgraded shares of PayPal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price 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. HSBC boosted their target price on shares of PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.36.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL traded down $0.92 on Tuesday, hitting $56.74. The company had a trading volume of 16,368,111 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,697,429. The company has a market cap of $53.09 billion, a PE ratio of 11.37, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The business has a 50 day moving average of $60.94 and a 200 day moving average of $67.07. PayPal has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.25.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The company’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524 over the last three months. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its position in PayPal by 100.4% in the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 87,524 shares during the period. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in PayPal during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in PayPal during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in PayPal by 285.3% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 524 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 388 shares during the period. 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.