Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Has $8.41 Million Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 40.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 113,126 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,570 shares during the quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in PayPal were worth $8,408,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in PayPal during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its position 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 buying an additional 363 shares during the period. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new stake in PayPal in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Tsfg LLC grew its position in PayPal by 81.6% in the first quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd raised its stake 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 worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $69.15 on Wednesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $68.97 and its 200-day moving average is $69.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.78, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the previous 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on PYPL. Macquarie restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on shares of PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $70.00 price objective on shares of PayPal and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday. JMP Securities cut their target price on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.50.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 over the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About PayPal

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.