PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Stock Holdings Trimmed by Intellectus Partners LLC

Intellectus Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,314 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,450 shares during the quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $2,327,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in PayPal during the first quarter worth $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 44.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $558,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,638,815 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $733,294,000 after buying an additional 1,798,330 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $620,924,000 after buying an additional 1,232,155 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of PayPal by 301.7% during the 1st quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,156,955 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $75,491,000 after buying an additional 868,953 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $69.27 on Monday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.22.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

PYPL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $76.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup raised PayPal to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on PayPal from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Mizuho set a $84.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Thursday. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total transaction of $264,706.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 14,374 shares of company stock valued at $996,093. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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.