PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Compass Point reissued a “sell” rating and set a $66.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group raised their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Macquarie lifted their price target on PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.10.

PayPal Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $69.27 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $69.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.15. PayPal has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.34.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The company had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 14,374 shares of company stock worth $996,093 over the last three months. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the second quarter worth $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 100.4% during the second quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 87,524 shares during the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 285.3% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 524 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.