Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. Raises Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. raised its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 4.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 67,290 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $5,001,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in PayPal during the first quarter valued at approximately $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in PayPal by 44.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $558,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,638,815 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in PayPal by 124.1% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,497,415 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $228,206,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936,520 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG raised its position in PayPal by 19.1% during the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in PayPal by 14.9% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $620,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232,155 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

PayPal Trading Down 3.8%

PYPL opened at $67.06 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $69.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.33. The company has a market capitalization of $64.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.33, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.66. 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 (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.During the same period last 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. Analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on PYPL shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $84.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm’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 transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was 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 worth $1,046,607 in the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is 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.