Suzan Kereere Sells 5,000 Shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) insider Suzan Kereere sold 5,000 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.52, for a total transaction of $347,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 43,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,022,938.16. This represents a 10.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Suzan Kereere also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 19th, Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18.

PayPal Stock Up 2.0%

PayPal stock opened at $69.27 on Friday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The firm 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 current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.15.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.20 EPS. PayPal’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its position in PayPal by 726.0% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in PayPal in the second quarter worth $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc grew its position in PayPal by 100.4% in the second quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 87,524 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its stake 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 worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in PayPal by 285.3% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 524 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 388 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on PYPL. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Argus boosted their price target on shares of PayPal from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of PayPal from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.10.

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.