Vanguard Group Inc. Has $6.40 Billion Stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 0.1% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 86,146,328 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 75,521 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.09% of PayPal worth $6,402,395,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in PayPal by 726.0% during the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc grew its stake in PayPal by 100.4% in the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 87,524 shares during the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd grew its stake in PayPal by 41.2% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank & Trust raised its holdings in PayPal by 52.5% in the 2nd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $60.70 on Wednesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $56.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $68.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.PayPal’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Cowen restated a “mixed” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup raised PayPal to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $82.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total transaction of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total value of $860,875.00. Following the completion of 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 31,994 shares of company stock valued at $2,183,470 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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.