GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. Acquires 26,745 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 14.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 206,276 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,745 shares during the quarter. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $13,460,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PYPL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Tsfg LLC grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 81.6% during the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other PayPal news, Director Deborah M. Messemer sold 3,795 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.00, for a total transaction of $277,035.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,020,248. The trade was a 21.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total value of $304,824.88. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,550,894.92. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 26,898 shares of company stock valued at $1,909,636. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

PayPal Trading Up 0.2%

PYPL stock opened at $70.19 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $72.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.95. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66. The stock has a market cap of $67.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.43.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.19 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of PayPal in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. They issued a “sell” rating and a $68.00 target price for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $85.00.

PayPal 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.