GWN Securities Inc. Has $745,000 Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

GWN Securities Inc. reduced its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 94.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,010 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 157,203 shares during the period. GWN Securities Inc.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $745,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 1st quarter worth approximately $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 44.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $558,499,000 after acquiring an additional 2,638,815 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 19.1% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $733,294,000 after acquiring an additional 1,798,330 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $620,924,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232,155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 301.7% during the 1st quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,156,955 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $75,491,000 after acquiring an additional 868,953 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,174,279.68. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 in the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PYPL has been the subject of several research reports. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of PayPal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on PayPal from $85.00 to $76.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $82.57.

PayPal Trading Up 3.9%

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $73.02 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.01. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $69.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current 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.