Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Sells 4,288 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH decreased its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 18,662 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 4,288 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in PayPal were worth $1,387,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 726.0% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in PayPal during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Tsfg LLC lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 81.6% during 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 in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 1,461.8% during the first quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $69.68 on Tuesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $69.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.35. The firm has a market cap of $66.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.89, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The business had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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, equities research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on PYPL. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $84.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In related news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.12, for a total transaction of $265,282.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,279.68. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 in the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.