Compound Planning Inc. Has $675,000 Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Compound Planning Inc. reduced its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 8.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,342 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 997 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $675,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in PayPal by 726.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Tsfg LLC grew its position in shares of PayPal by 81.6% in the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on PYPL. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of PayPal in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a “sell” rating and a $68.00 target price for the company. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.00.

PayPal Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $69.90 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $72.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.20. The company has a market capitalization of $66.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 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 $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total value of $265,282.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,279.68. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 26,898 shares of company stock valued at $1,909,636 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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.