MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Sells 13,300 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH decreased its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 65.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,968 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 13,300 shares during the period. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in PayPal were worth $467,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd grew its holdings in PayPal by 0.6% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 128,654 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $8,628,000 after purchasing an additional 804 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 30.0% in the 3rd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 109,223 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,324,000 after purchasing an additional 25,191 shares in the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in PayPal by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,185 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $616,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in PayPal during the 3rd quarter valued at about $56,000. Finally, Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 13.9% in the third quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,706 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $316,000 after buying an additional 574 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PayPal News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Partnership with Microsoft to power Copilot Checkout — integration lets shoppers complete purchases inside Microsoft Copilot, expanding PayPal’s payment footprint and potential transaction volume. PayPal Teams With Microsoft to Power Checkout in Copilot
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting PayPal as a value buy — recent pieces (Forbes, MoneyShow) argue PYPL’s valuation and margins make it an attractive long‑term purchase for value investors. Should You Consider Buying PayPal Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: New Transaction Graph Analytics program — product aimed at merchant analytics/insights that could boost monetization and seller retention if adoption scales. How PayPal’s New Transaction Graph Analytics Program Will Impact PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity shows elevated interest — options flow and positioning can signal short‑term speculators hedging or positioning around catalysts, but direction is ambiguous. Behind the Scenes of PayPal Holdings’s Latest Options Trends
• Neutral Sentiment: Susquehanna trims price target (from $94 to $90) but keeps a “positive” rating — reduced upside estimate but analyst stance remains constructive, a mixed signal for sentiment. PayPal price target lowered by at Susquehanna
• Neutral Sentiment: Market summaries note PYPL has dipped more than the broader market recently — useful context but not a direct catalyst. Why Paypal (PYPL) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs lowered its price target to $65 — a meaningful cut that reduces analyst‑driven upside and likely pressured sentiment. The Goldman Sachs Group Lowers PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target to $65.00
• Negative Sentiment: Recent analyst downgrade drove a sell reaction — coverage noting the downgrade has coincided with downward pressure on the stock. PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Shares Down 2.2% After Analyst Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Public criticism from commentators (Jim Cramer: “late to new technologies”) feeds a narrative that PayPal risks losing share to newer fintech entrants and could weigh on sentiment. Jim Cramer on Paypal: “The Company’s Been Late to New Technologies”

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the company’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 filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the transaction, 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $66.00 price target (down previously from $83.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, December 12th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $65.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $77.26.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL opened at $57.66 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.40. The stock has a market cap of $53.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.56, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.42. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.25.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. 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, analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s payout ratio is 11.22%.

PayPal Company Profile

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.