State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Has $18.37 Million Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lowered its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 314,735 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 11,492 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D’s holdings in PayPal were worth $18,374,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 285.3% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 524 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dagco Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1,250.0% in the third quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 540 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about PayPal

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal announced a strategic reorganization that splits the company into three operating businesses (Checkout Solutions & PayPal; Consumer Financial Services & Venmo; Payment Services & Crypto) to accelerate execution and improve transparency — a move that could unlock value and make assets like Venmo easier to monetize. PayPal Announces Strategic Reorganization to Accelerate Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Management changes tied to the reorg are intended to sharpen focus on growth; investors view the leadership refresh as supportive of execution if new segment heads deliver. PayPal Announces Major Reorganization and Leadership Changes
• Positive Sentiment: Partnership wins continue: PayPal’s Store Sync integration into BigCommerce expands merchant reach and AI-enabled discovery/checkout use cases, supporting revenue growth opportunities on the merchant side. Commerce Announces Integration of PayPal’s Store Sync to Enable AI-Powered Discovery and Checkout for BigCommerce Merchants
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors are focused on upcoming Q1 results and key metrics — consensus expectations and guidance will likely drive short‑term moves more than strategic headlines. Countdown to Paypal (PYPL) Q1 Earnings: Wall Street Forecasts for Key Metrics
• Neutral Sentiment: Crypto/industry commentary: a former PayPal president published a bullish Bitcoin target — interesting for crypto-market sentiment but not a direct driver of PYPL fundamentals. Ex-PayPal president unveils bullish Bitcoin target
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Two company insiders (Frank Keller and CAO Chris Natali) sold shares on April 29 under pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plans; the disclosed reductions are sizable and can add near‑term selling pressure even if routine. Frank Keller insider sale Chris Natali insider sale

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on PYPL. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wolfe Research reissued a “sell” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of PayPal from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. KGI Securities reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of PayPal from $50.00 to $34.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $56.55.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 37,613 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.49, for a total transaction of $1,560,563.37. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,285,484.67. This trade represents a 54.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 2,208 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.73, for a total transaction of $98,763.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,992.20. This represents a 65.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 99,677 shares of company stock valued at $4,433,834 over the last three months. 0.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $50.14 on Friday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $38.46 and a 52-week high of $79.50. The stock has a market cap of $45.11 billion, a PE ratio of 9.27, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.63.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The credit services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.06). PayPal had a net margin of 15.77% and a return on equity of 25.42%. The business had revenue of $8.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.82 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.19 earnings per share. PayPal’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.31 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.35%.

PayPal Profile

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.