First Pacific Financial Raises Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

First Pacific Financial boosted its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 938.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,506 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares during the period. First Pacific Financial’s holdings in PayPal were worth $112,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd raised its holdings in PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 1.7% during the second quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $606,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 1.5% during the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $613,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 1.5% during the second quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $761,000 after buying an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MONECO Advisors LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 0.8% during the first quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 20,450 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of PYPL opened at $66.66 on Thursday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.44. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $69.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.31.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on PYPL. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $84.50.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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.