Quotient Wealth Partners LLC Grows Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Quotient Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 14.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,364 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $324,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 15.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $224,001,000 after purchasing an additional 476,763 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in PayPal by 2.8% during the second quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,519,000 after purchasing an additional 4,165 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in PayPal during the second quarter worth about $325,000. Allianz SE raised its holdings in PayPal by 281.8% during the first quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,980,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in PayPal during the first quarter worth about $529,264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Price Performance

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $67.41 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $64.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company’s 50-day moving average is $68.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.46. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Research analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $70.00 price target on shares of PayPal and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Macquarie reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 4th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.44.

PayPal 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.