PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Acquired by Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc.

Posted by Geri Gentry on May 17th, 2026

Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc. increased its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL – Free Report) by 4.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 494,520 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,141 shares during the period. PayPal accounts for about 3.2% of Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc. owned about 0.05% of PayPal worth $28,870,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of PYPL. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in PayPal by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,071 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in PayPal by 32.5% in the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 274,507 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $16,026,000 after acquiring an additional 67,330 shares during the period. Guardian Capital LLC acquired a new position in PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $401,000. Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in PayPal by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,391 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $490,000 after acquiring an additional 3,303 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan boosted its stake in PayPal by 27.7% in the fourth quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 23,358 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,364,000 after acquiring an additional 5,070 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, EVP Frank Keller sold 29,581 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total transaction of $1,361,317.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 51,567 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,373,113.34. The trade was a 36.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 2,208 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.73, for a total value of $98,763.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 1,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,992.20. This represents a 65.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 96,199 shares of company stock worth $4,294,018. Company insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Dbs Bank upgraded PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group lifted their target price on PayPal from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. HSBC downgraded PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $47.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on PayPal from $41.00 to $43.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.85.

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Trending Headlines about PayPal

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentary point to PayPal trading at a discounted valuation, with support from Venmo growth, AI-commerce initiatives, and international expansion; several pieces argue the stock may be too cheap if execution improves. Article Title
Positive Sentiment: PayPal’s Q1 results beat expectations on revenue and profit, and the company is leaning into a new strategy under its CEO, including AI tools for small businesses and a fee-waiver push that could support merchant growth. Article Title
Positive Sentiment: PayPal’s partnership with Anthropic to bring AI services to small businesses reinforces its effort to modernize the platform and build new revenue opportunities. Article Title
Neutral Sentiment: The company reached a $30 million DOJ settlement over a past DEI-related program, removing a legal overhang but also highlighting governance and compliance scrutiny. Article Title
Neutral Sentiment: Reports that UK regulators are investigating PayPal alongside Mastercard and Visa over digital-wallet competition add uncertainty, but the direct financial impact is still unclear. Article Title
Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain skeptical after the earnings call, citing margin pressure, transformation risk, and slower confidence in the turnaround story. Article Title
Negative Sentiment: Investor reaction to the quarter was muted despite the revenue beat, suggesting the market is still focused on margin trends and execution risk rather than near-term growth. Article Title

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL opened at $44.41 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.08. The company has a market cap of $39.17 billion, a PE ratio of 8.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.39. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $38.46 and a 12-month high of $79.50.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $8.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.05 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.02% and a net margin of 15.00%.The business’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. PayPal’s payout ratio is currently 10.51%.

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.