Aurora Investment Counsel Buys 177 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Aurora Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 1.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,409 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 177 shares during the quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel’s holdings in PayPal were worth $1,220,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Klingman & Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at about $278,000. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at about $242,000. Stephens Inc. AR raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 3.4% in the second quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 36,134 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,685,000 after buying an additional 1,174 shares during the last quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 7.6% in the second quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 21,356 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after buying an additional 1,501 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 23.7% in the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 7,958 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after buying an additional 1,524 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $69.20 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market cap of $66.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $68.93 and a 200-day moving average of $69.59. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the completion of 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 in the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on PYPL shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price objective on PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.44.

About PayPal

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.