McAdam LLC Has $338,000 Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

McAdam LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 30.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,550 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,071 shares during the period. McAdam LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $338,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 15.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $224,001,000 after purchasing an additional 476,763 shares during the last quarter. Allianz SE lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 281.8% during the 1st quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,980,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 1st quarter worth about $529,264,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,513,000. Finally, Clearline Capital LP lifted its position in shares of PayPal by 179.8% during the 1st quarter. Clearline Capital LP now owns 300,340 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $19,597,000 after purchasing an additional 193,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on PYPL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Macquarie reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $84.50.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 $1,174,279.68. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Up 0.8%

PYPL stock opened at $67.30 on Friday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The firm has a market cap of $64.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.43. The business’s 50 day moving average is $69.51 and its 200-day moving average is $69.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick 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 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. Equities analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.