WP Advisors LLC Buys 901 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

WP Advisors LLC raised its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 110,052 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 901 shares during the period. PayPal accounts for 2.2% of WP Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. WP Advisors LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $8,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 86,221,849 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,625,976,000 after acquiring an additional 276,339 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in PayPal by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in PayPal by 14.9% in 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 last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal during the first quarter valued at about $529,264,000. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,133,799.21. This represents a 28.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total transaction of $615,303.78. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. This trade represents a 20.64% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,472,271 in the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on PYPL shares. Robert W. Baird set a $83.00 price objective on PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp reissued a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. JMP Securities decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of PayPal from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.94.

PayPal Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL opened at $65.33 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $68.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.39. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $61.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.45.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.20 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th.

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.