Compass Point Lowers PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target to $55.00

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price target decreased by research analysts at Compass Point from $56.00 to $55.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a “sell” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Compass Point’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 3.07% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $70.00 price target (down from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. President Capital decreased their target price on shares of PayPal from $91.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on shares of PayPal from $71.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.36.

PayPal Stock Down 1.6%

PayPal stock traded down $0.92 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $56.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,378,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,701,349. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34. PayPal has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.25. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.07. The company has a market capitalization of $53.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.42.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. 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, research analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total value of $860,875.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $2,133,799.21. The trade was a 28.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter worth $921,570,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in PayPal by 35.9% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,177,536 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $548,520,000 after buying an additional 2,160,227 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in PayPal by 1,066.0% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $156,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,925,583 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new position in PayPal during the third quarter worth about $97,794,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 45.0% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,569,023 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $265,250,000 after acquiring an additional 1,107,202 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More PayPal News

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler trimmed its price target to $74 (from $76) but kept a neutral rating — the new target still implies sizable upside, providing a counterweight to negative headlines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: A proposed California “billionaires’ tax” is creating political and regulatory uncertainty for tech firms broadly; the impact on PayPal is indirect but raises macro risk for high-valuation tech stocks. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reports and coverage note recent share weakness and trading below recent moving averages, reinforcing the negative momentum but not providing new company-specific catalysts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Compass Point cut its price target to $55 (from $56) and maintains a sell rating — the target sits below the current market level, which can pressure sentiment and selling flows. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Daiwa Capital/Daiwa America downgraded PayPal from strong-buy to hold, reducing a formerly bullish broker support and adding to the downdraft in analyst sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: TD Cowen lowered its price target to $65 (from $80) and kept a hold rating — a meaningful cut that signals reduced conviction on near-term upside and contributes to downward pressure. Read More.

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.