Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC Decreases Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC lessened its stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 27,631 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 877 shares during the quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $2,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 15.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $224,001,000 after buying an additional 476,763 shares during the period. Thompson Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in PayPal by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $11,519,000 after buying an additional 4,165 shares during the period. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at $325,000. Allianz SE raised its holdings in PayPal by 281.8% during the 1st quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,980,000 after buying an additional 22,392 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at $529,264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL opened at $67.41 on Monday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $68.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.52. The company has a market capitalization of $64.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.40, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The business had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.19 EPS. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PYPL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $70.00 target price on PayPal and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.44.

PayPal 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.