PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Free Report) insider Frank Keller sold 4,612 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.43, for a total transaction of $255,643.16. Following the sale, the insider owned 41,567 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,304,058.81. The trade was a 9.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Frank Keller also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, July 29th, Frank Keller sold 732 shares of PayPal stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.10, for a total transaction of $42,529.20.
PayPal Price Performance
PYPL stock opened at $53.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $55.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.84. The stock has a market cap of $45.49 billion, a PE ratio of 10.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $38.46 and a 1 year high of $79.21.
PayPal Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.59%.
PayPal News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:
- Positive Sentiment: PayPal ranked No. 4 in this week’s Roundtable 100, advancing 56 positions. The sharp improvement suggests stronger analyst or investor sentiment toward the company’s outlook. Roundtable 100 analysts move PayPal up 56 spots in new power ranking
- Positive Sentiment: PayPal is identified as a crypto-exposed stock that could benefit from rising institutional cryptocurrency demand, stronger ETF flows, regulatory progress and increased stablecoin adoption. 3 Crypto-Exposed Stocks Riding the Institutional Crypto Wave
- Neutral Sentiment: Three PayPal insiders—Frank Keller, Suzan Kereere and Chief Accounting Officer Chris Natali—sold a combined 8,543 shares worth approximately $474,000. Each transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing the significance of the sales as a direct signal about current management expectations. PayPal insider transaction filing
- Negative Sentiment: PayPal is reportedly implementing broad layoffs across multiple regions, raising concerns about slowing growth, operational challenges or the need to reduce costs. With PayPal layoffs brewing, how to play PYPL stock in September 2026
- Negative Sentiment: PayPal is cutting approximately 220 jobs in India, nearly 4% of its local workforce. While the move may support efficiency and margins over time, investors may view the scale of the reductions as evidence of ongoing pressure on the business. PayPal cuts about 220 jobs in India
Institutional Trading of PayPal
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rule One Partners LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,043,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at $97,372,000. S&CO Inc. bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at $18,827,000. Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in shares of PayPal by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 2,608,600 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $117,987,000 after purchasing an additional 121,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Easterly Investment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 705.2% in the fourth quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 100,651 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,876,000 after purchasing an additional 88,151 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
PYPL has been the topic of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on PayPal from $46.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of PayPal from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of PayPal from $48.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on PayPal from $42.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised PayPal from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $56.03.
Read Our Latest Research Report on PYPL
About PayPal
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.
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