National Bank of Canada FI Raises Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 0.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,096,810 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,843 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI owned about 0.11% of PayPal worth $81,510,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in PYPL. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in PayPal in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 100.4% in the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 87,524 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the 1st 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. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust increased its holdings in PayPal by 52.5% in the second quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,366,486.71. The trade was a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $61.66 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $65.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.14. The firm has a market cap of $57.69 billion, a PE ratio of 12.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. PayPal’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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group upped their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on PayPal from $74.00 to $67.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. HSBC boosted their price objective on shares of PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 target price (down from $93.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $78.97.

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.