PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Bought Sen. John Boozman

Posted by Stanley Muller on Aug 18th, 2026

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently bought shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL). In a filing disclosed on August 17th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in PayPal stock on July 30th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) on 7/31/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 7/23/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYM) on 7/23/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 7/9/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) on 7/9/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) on 7/2/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 7/2/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) on 7/2/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 6/25/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:IGV) on 6/25/2026.

PayPal Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL opened at $60.47 on Tuesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $38.46 and a fifty-two week high of $79.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.25.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.47 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.36% and a return on equity of 24.39%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.40 EPS. On average, analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.37 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PYPL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of PayPal from $43.50 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Argus set a $70.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on PayPal from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their target price on PayPal from $42.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, PayPal has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $56.19.

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Institutional Trading of PayPal

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in PayPal by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 90,376,927 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,276,205,000 after acquiring an additional 5,534,462 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in PayPal during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,236,989,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in PayPal by 67.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 25,614,720 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,158,554,000 after purchasing an additional 10,356,256 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in PayPal during the fourth quarter worth $949,758,000. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in PayPal by 227.6% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 13,804,208 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $624,364,000 after purchasing an additional 9,590,488 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other PayPal news, insider Frank Keller sold 4,612 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.54, for a total transaction of $196,194.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 41,567 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,768,260.18. The trade was a 9.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,337 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.10, for a total transaction of $77,679.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2,216 shares in the company, valued at approximately $128,749.60. The trade was a 37.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 10,612 shares of company stock worth $484,534. Insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

PayPal News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

Positive Sentiment: Potential sale offers are supporting takeover speculation. Stripe and Advent reportedly submitted a joint bid of $60.50 per share in July, valuing PayPal at approximately $53 billion. Reports that PayPal remains in sale discussions—and some analysts’ view that a transaction could ultimately command $70–$80 per share—provide a potential premium to the standalone valuation. PayPal reportedly in sale talks with Stripe and Advent PayPal Could Be Sold For $70-$80 Per Share
Positive Sentiment: Recent performance reflects transaction-volume and Venmo momentum. PayPal’s shares have risen 36.1% over three months, helped by total payment volume growth and improving Venmo trends. Its latest reported quarter also exceeded analyst expectations for earnings and revenue, although those results are not new. Should You Buy, Sell or Hold PayPal Stock After a 36.1% Three-Month Rise?
Neutral Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target more than 40% to $59 but retained a Neutral rating. The change recognizes potential value beyond PayPal’s checkout business, but the target remains below the reported $60.50 bid, suggesting limited standalone upside at that estimate. What Is PayPal Really Worth?
Neutral Sentiment: Stripe’s reported purchase of AI firm OpenRouter is not expected to derail a potential PayPal transaction. The development keeps the acquisition narrative in focus, but neither a deal nor definitive terms have been confirmed. Stripe Purchase of AI Firm OpenRouter Unlikely to Derail PayPal Deal
Negative Sentiment: Operational concerns are restraining the recovery story. Analysts point to weak checkout growth and intense competition from Stripe, Block, BNPL providers and other payments platforms. Broader BNPL stock volatility is also highlighting uneven investor confidence across the sector. PayPal Stock After a 36.1% Three-Month Rise

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

About PayPal

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PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.