PayPal Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders purchased 558,557 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 355% compared to the typical daily volume of 122,808 call options.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Norges Bank bought a new stake in PayPal during the second quarter worth approximately $921,570,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in PayPal during the first quarter worth approximately $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in PayPal by 44.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $558,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,638,815 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in PayPal by 1,066.0% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $156,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,925,583 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in PayPal by 19.1% during the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL opened at $73.02 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $69.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.60, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.01. PayPal has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded PayPal to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.57.

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.