PayPal’s (PYPL) “Hold” Rating Reiterated at KeyCorp

KeyCorp reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) in a research note published on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. KeyCorp also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.82 EPS.

PYPL has been the topic of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 4th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, JMP Securities decreased their target price on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned 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 $82.46.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $69.77 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $68.94 and its 200-day moving average is $69.75. 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. The company has a market cap of $66.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.91, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd boosted its position in PayPal by 41.2% in the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position 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 worth $606,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position 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 worth $613,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 1.6% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,157 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $614,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.