Everett Harris & Co. CA Has $3.05 Million Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Everett Harris & Co. CA lowered its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 1.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 41,064 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 775 shares during the quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA’s holdings in PayPal were worth $3,052,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the first quarter worth $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in PayPal by 44.6% during the first 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 lifted its holdings in PayPal by 19.1% during the first 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 PayPal by 14.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $620,924,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232,155 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 301.7% in the first 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. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Price Performance

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $67.40 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $68.65 and its 200-day moving average is $70.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of $63.06 billion, a PE ratio of 13.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.45. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. 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 earned $1.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,133,799.21. This represents a 28.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,874 shares of company stock worth $1,856,968. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PYPL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on PayPal from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of PayPal from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. KeyCorp reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $82.94.

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.